Expert: Mel - 7/11/2007

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QUESTION: HI!  Saw a movie years ago, never got to finish it....pretty sure it was cloris leachman, traveling with her husband,they stop in desert at gas station , she comes out, and he's gone....everyone acts like they never saw the guy.   mybe has word  dime in the title....maybe you can help, been thinking about it for years!  Kathy

ANSWER: Hello Kathy,

"Married couple Jean and Bob Mitchell, traveling on a deserted desert road at night, stop at a rundown roadside diner. When time comes to leave, Jean is ready, but Bob hasn't returned from the men's room. In fact, Bob is nowhere to be found. Jean's anguished efforts to locate her husband are mysteriously blocked by the hulking restaurant proprietor."

That was a TV film from 1973 called "Dying Room Only". Cloris Leachman and Dabney Coleman played the married couple, with Ross Martin and Ned Beatty as the bad guys.

A similar story was used for the 1986 Kurt Russell film "Breakdown", but this time round it was the Wife who disappeared.


Glad to be of help. Cheers.......Mel.






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QUESTION: Mel, thanks for answer, any idea where I might find a DVD of the movie?, love to finally watch it again..... I read that  it was out on DVD....Kathy

Answer
Hello again Kathy,

I don't believe this film has been issued officially, but you may be able to purchase an unofficial copy from the following website:

http://www.raredvdworldwide.com

You can also see a short clip of it at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hK0m0XlbSQ


Glad to be of help. Cheers........Mel.