Face Value (1991)

Face Value is the tragic story of real-life cover girl Marla Hanson whose fledging career is ended abruptly after a vicious knife attack leaves her face scarred for life.Up-and-coming model Marla Hanson (Cheryl Pollack ) moves to New York City to fulfill her dream of becoming a top fashion model. A chance meeting with photographer Eric Warner (Dale Midkiff Pet Sematary) opens doors to opportunities that Marla s only dreamed of until now. With her star on the rise marla decides to move out on her own. Eric introduces her to make artist Steve Rothe (Kirk Baltz Reservoir Dogs) a man with a room to rent and a dark growing obsession for her.As Marla s relationship with Eric blossoms Steve become increasingly jealous. He tells Marla he wants more from their relationship but she refuses his overtures. Steve s continued harassment leads Marla to break her lease and meet with him one final time to retrieve her security deposit. It is the last fateful meeting that will change the course of her life forever.System Requirements:Run Time: 91 mins Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 030306778792 Manufacturer No: DVD7787 Product Description

Supermodel cut down in her prime

Cheryl Pollak portrays up and coming model Marla Hanson, a far too trusting novice who comes to New York in 1986 with dreams of stardom. After pounding the pavement and working at a local watering hole, her star begins to rise. Capturing the eye of photographer Eric Warner (Dale Midkiff), he invites her to his studio to create a better portfolio for her. She meets his lighting assistant, Steve Roth (a perfectly cast and very creepy Kirk Baltz), who immediately develops a fixation for the midwestern beauty with deadly consequences. She accepts a sublet room in an apartment he owns and rents out to several models not realizing what she's getting into. Soon he's stalking her and after being nice too long, she tells him to take a hike. Furious at her rejection, he arranges to have his friends attack her and slash her face with a razor. But she is attacked a second time during the trial when the defense tries to blame her for the attack.

One of the better true life crime stories brought to television (it was even really filmed in New York City), it was first aired in 1991 as "The Marla Hanson Story." Unable to reignite her modeling career, Hanson turned to championing victim's rights. August 21, 2007

Only for Dale Midkiff

I love anything with Dale Midkiff in it. I have heard the story so it was very interesting. It was a little drawn out but knowing she was a survivor kept me watching. If Dale wasn't in it, I would not have ordered it. May 25, 2007

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