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I Can Make You Love Me, also known as Stalking Laura, is an American made-for-television film starring Richard Thomas and Brooke Shields. The film is based on the real-life story of American mass murderer Richard Farley, a former employee of ESL Incorporated whose romantic obsession and subsequent stalking of co-worker Laura Black culminated in the mass murder of several co-workers at ESL's headquarters in California, resulting in the first anti-stalking laws to be enacted in the United States. The first half of the film covers the events of the stalking and Farley's unrequited love for Black that led to the shootings, while the second half deals with Farley's rampage on the ESL offices.
For the purposes of the film and the victims of the incident, the fictional computer company Kensitron Electronics International (K.E.I.) was used to portray the events at ESL Incorporated.
Original Release
02/09/1993
US Release
02/09/1993
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Thomas | Richard Farley |
Brooke Shields | Laura Black |
Viveka Davis | Mary Ann |
William Allen Young | Chris |
Richard Yniguez | Lt. Grijalva |
Scott Bryce | Sam Waters |
Linda Emond | Penny |
T. Max Graham | Captain Olson |
Kevin Brief | Lt. Mark Shagan |
Tim Snay | SWAT Lt. Bannister |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Thomas | Richard Farley |
Brooke Shields | Laura Black |
Viveka Davis | Mary Ann |
William Allen Young | Chris |
Richard Yniguez | Lt. Grijalva |
Scott Bryce | Sam Waters |
Linda Emond | Penny |
T. Max Graham | Captain Olson |
Kevin Brief | Lt. Mark Shagan |
Tim Snay | SWAT Lt. Bannister |
Dick Mueller | Tom Black |
Donna Thomason | Glenda Moritz |
Mark McCarthy | Wayne Williams |
Merle Moores | Donna Black |
Caroline Vinciguerra | Sarah Black |
Dean Vivian | Gary Fromm |
Carmen L. Rupe | Helen Lamparter |
Hollis McCarthy | Phyllis |
Barbara Houston | Nancy Hammond |
Ben Stephenson | Mike Pratt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Abatemarco | Executive Producer |
Ronald H. Gilbert | Executive Producer |
Bernadette Caulfield | Producer |
Joel Fields | Producer |
Ardythe Goergens | Producer |
Leonard Hill | Producer |