Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 30, 1980

Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the prosecution of her husband, John, charging him with raping her.

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Oct. 30, 1980

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique dispute in which Greta Rideout instigated the prosecution of her husband, John, charging him with raping her.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Lorimar Productions, Blue Greene Productions, Stonehenge Productions
Original title Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Directors Peter Levin
Writers Hesper Anderson

Cast

Mickey Rourke

as John Rideout

Linda Hamilton

as Greta Rideout

Rip Torn

as Charles Burt

Eugene Roche

as Gary Gortmaker

Conchata Ferrell

as Helen

Gail Strickland

as Jean Christensen

Bonnie Bartlett

as Norma Joyce

Richard Venture

as Judge Richard Barber

Alley Mills

as Wanda

Paul Koslo

as Ralph Larson

Mo Malone

as Sally

Gerald McRaney

as Cliff Sulkes

Camila Ashland

as Jackie Godfrey

Brad Blaisdell

as Geller

Deborah Baltzell

as Holly Duncan

John Fitzpatrick

as Doug Lowe

Rod Colbin

as Tom Robinson

Richard Brestoff

as Dr. Sayre

Stanley DeSantis

as Reporter Greene

Marged Wakeley

as Linda Steele

Rita Taggart

as Amy Morrison

Matthew Faison

as Reporter Williams

Peter Fox

as 1st Officer

Paddi Edwards

as Pauline Speerstra

Marji Martin

as Susan Perry

Luci-Lynn Norris

as Jenny Rideout