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Lifetime Television Kicks Off Memorial Day Week With Cavalcade of U.S. Television Premiere Movies Starring Mimi Rogers, John Stamos, Ed Asner, Jane Seymour and The O.C.'s Adam Brody
- Airs Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 through Friday, June 3 at 9PM (ET/PT) -
NEW YORK, May 18 -- Lifetime Television officially kicks off
the summer with a week-long movie festival of United States television
premieres starring Mimi Rogers, John Stamos and Jane Seymour, beginning
Memorial Day, May 30 with a holiday film featuring The O.C. heartthrob
Adam Brody and Ed Asner in a moving story of a father searching for his son,
who is missing in action during the Vietnam War.
This special expanded version of the popular New Movie Mondays runs
through Friday, June 3 at 9PM (ET/PT).
"Missing Brendan," Monday, May 30 at 9PM (ET/PT)
Ed Asner receives information about a downed jet fighter that may have
belonged to his son, who has been missing since the Vietnam War. He travels to
Vietnam to search for his son's remains, accompanied by his two other sons
(Robin Thomas and Richard Cox) and grandson (Brody).
"Seconds to Die," Tuesday, May 31 at 9PM (ET/PT)
Erika Eleniak portrays a woman who thought that if she was wealthy, she
would be happy. After marrying for money, however, she realizes that she is
still unhappy and plots against her husband (John Wesley Shipp).
"Selling Innocence," Wednesday, June 1 at 9PM (ET/PT)
Mia Sampson (Sarah Lind) naively agrees to have her pictures displayed on
a members-only 'modeling' website, but soon learns her photos are being
exploited by the owner. Her mother (Mimi Rogers) fights to get the pictures
off the Internet and restore her daughter's privacy.
"Touching Wild Horses," Thursday, June 2 at 9PM (ET/PT)
After a tragic car accident kills his sister and father while leaving his
mother in a coma, 12-year-old Mark (Mark Rendall) is sent to live with his
Aunt Fiona (Jane Seymour), where they befriend an abandoned wild horse; the
relationship helps Mark heal emotionally.
"Steve & Claire & Eric & Ami" Friday, June 3 at 9PM (ET/PT)
Two couples, Steve and Claire (John Stamos & Tara Westwood) and Eric and
Ami (Daniel London & Meredith Salenger) swap partners as a joke to insert some
excitement into their lives. The joke turns serious and the couples examine
the potential ramifications.
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