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The Rival ()


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A couple unable to have children enlist the aid of a surrogate, only for the wife to be driven to insanity and murder by her paranoia.

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Alice Miller
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George Miller
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Jennifer Adams
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Linda Zeller
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Sarah
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Aunt Estelle
Sophie Gendron ...
Lisa Kennedy
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David Browning
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Detective Martin
Shannon Gamble ...
Stacie
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Young Male Assailant
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Dr. Aitchinson
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Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Paul Finnigan ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jessica Gaffney ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Claude Huard ...
Lounge Patron (uncredited)
Kathy Logan ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mercedes Papalia ...
Waitress (uncredited)
Mark Saikaly ...
Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Douglas Jackson

Written by

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Mark Castaldo ... (story)
 
W.T. McCoy ... (screenplay) and
David DeCrane ... (screenplay) and
Christine Conradt ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Josée Bernard ... associate producer
Tom Berry ... executive producer
Neil Bregman ... producer
Pierre David ... executive producer / producer
Louis A. Massicotte ... executive producer
Stefan Wodoslawsky ... producer

Music by

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Richard Bowers

Cinematography by

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Bert Tougas

Editing by

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Robert E. Newton

Editorial Department

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Virginie Blondel-Pelletier ... post-production coordinator
Melany Bourgouin ... post-production coordinator

Casting By

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Ginette D'Amico
Aaron Griffith
Lisa Parasyn

Art Direction by

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Jonathan Hobin

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Geoff Sangster
Chris Veitch ... (as Christopher Lee Veitch)

Makeup Department

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Brandi Boulet ... assistant makeup artist
Kevin Crawley ... key hair stylist
Reagan Forsythe Strowbridge ... assistant makeup artist (as Reagan Forsythe)

Production Management

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Michael Pembroke ... assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Christopher Renaud ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Lorita de la Cerna ... adr mixer
Valéry Dufort-Boucher ... dialogue editor
Denys Dufresne ... sound editor
Jacques Plante ... adr supervisor
Christian Rivest ... supervising sound editor

Stunts

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Annie Carignan ... stunt double
Héléna Laliberté ... stunt double (as Helena Laliberte)
David Rigby ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Albert Camicioli ... still photographer
Joseph Chan ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Courtemanche ... dolly grip
Curtis Dickie ... grip / key grip: second unit
Christopher Kralik ... lighting technician
David Riding ... electrician

Location Management

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Shane Boucher ... assistant location manager

Additional Crew

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Troy Baker ... production coordinator
Joseph G. Jones ... assistant production coordinator
Christopher Livingston ... production assistant
Christopher Renaud ... production assistant
Joe Sisto ... legal services

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Plot Summary

After Alice is shot in a robbery, she loses her ability to have children. The traumatized woman finally gets over her anguish when she marries George and finds a surrogate mother, Jennifer. It seems Alice will finally get her happy ending -- until she notices George and Jennifer hitting it off a little too well. Consumed with jealousy and fear, the obsessed wife will stop at nothing to save her family-to-be. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Two women...only one can survive. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rivalité maternelle (France)
  • La rival (Spain)
  • Anadohi mitera (Greece)
  • La rival (Argentina)
  • A rivális (Hungary)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Trivia Jenna Wheeler-Hughes's debut. See more »
Movie Connections References Murder in My House (2006). See more »

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