Obsessed with the belief that a slender figure is the most important thing on earth, domineering mother Marsha Hunter (Barbara Hershey) forces her two daughters Frannie (Christina Hendricks) and Shelly (Susan May Pratt) to adhere to rigid diets and exercise regimens. Any extra poundage is subject to cruel ridicule by the manic Marsha, while her passive husband (John Getz), as cowed by his wife as everyone else.

Starring:

Alec McClure, Barbara Hershey, Briony Glassco, Christina Hendricks, Dawn McKelvie Cyr, Gordon Jocelyn, Jack Mather, Jeremy Akerman, Jim Fowler, Jim Swansburg, Joan Orenstein, Joanne Boland, Jodi Pape, John Fulton, John Getz, John Maclaren, Linda Busby, Mary Colin Chisolm, Nikki Barnett, Stephanie Mills, Susan May Pratt

Genre:

Drama