Name: Red Wind
Director: Alan Metzger
Genre: TV Movie, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1991-05-16
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Lisa Hartman, Philip Casnoff, Antoni Corone, Deanna Lund, Christopher McDonald

A therapist's good intentions turn deadly when healing becomes homicide.

90s cable thrillerforbidden obsessionprofessional boundaries? never heard of her

Overview

TV Movie Thriller Mystery

A psychotherapist who specializes in treating people in abusive relationships inadvertently causes a patient to kill her abusive husband.

Content warning

psychotherapist

moral culpabilityprofessional ethicsthe danger of savior complexes

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lisa Hartman commits fully to the unhinged therapist energy.

Production

Gloriously dated 1991 aesthetic — every phone is a brick.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch

Heads up:Violence·Sexual Content

Director

Alan Metzger

ReleasedMay 16, 1991

Runtime1h 33m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

MCA Television Entertainment

Top Cast

Lisa Hartman

Kris Morrow

Philip Casnoff

Charlie Lapidus

Antoni Corone

Deanna Lund

Jane Beckum

Christopher McDonald

Victor Lange

Camilla More

Bonnie

Tom Nowicki

Prosecuting Attorney

Terry Markwell

Cashier

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This TV movie premiered on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies in January 1991, competing against CBS's revived 'Perry Mason' — and losing badly in ratings.

Cultural

The 'sexy psychotherapist' trope peaked in early-90s erotic thrillers; this film's attempt to make patient-therapist romance sympathetic now reads as deeply uncomfortable rather than titillating.

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