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Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 12/30/2003 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Starlight Total Copies: 2 Genres: Drama, Courtroom Drama, Marriage Drama

Inspired by actual events, The Price of a Broken Heart tells the tale of a marriage shattered, and a wife who refuses to play the victim. Joe (Timothy Carhart) and Dot (Park Overall) have been married for nineteen years: They've got three sons, a lovely home, and Joe's career is on the upswing. But Joe's office assistant Lynne (Laura Innes) has always wanted a perfect family of her own, and now she's convinced that her dream is finally within reach. With cool calculation, Lynne lures Joe into an extramarital affair that spans a passion-fueled three years. Eventually, Joe breaks down and reveals the affair to Dot. Enraged at the betrayal and determined to strike back at the women who tried to break up her family, Dot sues her husband's mistress for $1 million under an archaic North Carolina law known as "alienation of affection." The law was designed to protect husbands and wives from predatory home wreckers, but can it still be enforced in an era where fifty percent of marriages fail anyway? As the trial gets underway, Dot endures humiliation and the media frenzy in a noble bid to show Lynne just how strong true family ties can be. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Laura Innes - Lynn
Park Overall - Dot Hutlemeyer
Timothy Carhart - Joe Hutlemeyer
Dan Byrd - Eric Hutlemeyer
Jenny Andrews - Faye

When homemaker Dot (Park Overall) learns that her husband has been having an affair for the past three years, she refuses to back down and play the broken-hearted victim. She decides to act on an old and obscure North Carolina law put in place to protect marriages from home-wreckers and sues her husband's mistress (Laura Innes) for one million dollars. The act could be a validation-if the jury agrees with her. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide