Stalked at 17 (2012)
About
A teenager's boyfriend turns each of his promises into a threat once she tries to leave him.
When 17-year-old Angela Curson falls for Chad Bruning, he promises to love her forever. When she becomes pregnant with his child, he promises to take care of them both. When she begins to see how deceptive and controlling he is, he promises to change.
None of it holds. By the time Angela decides to leave and take their child with her, Chad has made one final promise, which is to hunt her down and kill her if she does.
Stalked at 17 (2012) is part of Christine Conradt's long-running "at 17" cycle of Lifetime television films, each a self-contained story about a teenage girl whose life is derailed by a single event.
Ending explained
The film ends with Chad taking Angela and their baby son away by force. They stop at a convenience store, and while they are inside Angela leaves a written plea for help in the bathroom. Another customer finds the message and alerts the shop's owner, who stalls Chad and trips the alarm to bring the police.
When Chad tries to leave with Angela, he pulls a gun on the owner. The owner fires first and wounds him. Chad survives the shooting and is taken into custody alive, and Angela and the baby are safe by the time the police arrive.
Where to Watch
- Premiered on Lifetime (United States), October 27, 2012
- Search Amazon for Stalked at 17
Details
Director: Doug Campbell
Writer/Screenplay: Christine Conradt (screenplay), Kathleen Mattison (story)
Producer: Ken Sanders, Robert Ballo
Running time: 85 minutes
Genre: Thriller
Released: October 27, 2012
Music Composer: Steve Gurevitch
Cast
- Taylor Spreitler as Angela Curson
- Chuck Hittinger as Chad Bruning
- Amy Pietz as Karen Curson
- Brian Krause as Mark Curson
- Linda Purl as Lauren
- Jamie Luner as Trini Marshall
- Shavon Kirksey as Tenaya
- Brian Glanney as Ray Bruning
- Patrick Alan Davis as Curt Mathews
- Sidney Franklin as Trent
- Ravi Kapoor as Aja
- Katrina Norman as Kristy
- Christopher Kriesa as Landlord
- Jon Mack as Elizabeth
- James Ferris as Cop
- Roderick McCarthy as Sheriff Deputy
Franchise
One of nine Lifetime films written by Christine Conradt under the "... at 17" title pattern:
- Dead at 17 (2008)
- Accused at 17 (2009)
- Betrayed at 17 (2011)
- Stalked at 17 (2012)
- Missing at 17 (2013)
- Guilty at 17 (2014)
- Pregnant at 17 (2016)
- Murdered at 17 (2018)
- Zombie at 17 (2018)
Related
Trivia
- The film is the fourth of nine Lifetime titles written by Christine Conradt whose names follow the pattern "... at 17".
- It has attracted more audience votes on IMDb than any other film in the series.
- Brian Krause is best known for playing Leo Wyatt in Charmed.
- It is the last of four consecutive entries in the cycle directed by Doug Campbell.
Critical Reception
Stalked at 17 is the most widely seen entry in the sequence by IMDb vote count, and the one that leans hardest into straight thriller rather than issue drama. On IMDb the film holds an average user rating of approximately 5.3 out of 10 from around 1,170 votes.
Reviews
- IMDb users give the film an average rating of approximately 5.3 out of 10 from around 1,170 votes.
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Production
Stalked at 17 was directed by Doug Campbell from a screenplay by Christine Conradt, working from an original story by Kathleen Mattison, and produced by Ken Sanders and Robert Ballo, with Pierre David and Tom Berry as executive producers. Editing was by Michael Spence and music by Steve Gurevitch.
The "at 17" series
Christine Conradt wrote nine Lifetime television films sharing the "... at 17" title pattern, running from Dead at 17 (2008) through to Murdered at 17 (2018) and Zombie at 17 (2018). The films are not a continuing story and share no characters; what links them is a common formula, in which an otherwise ordinary teenage girl makes one decision, or suffers one piece of bad luck, that exposes her to adult danger.
Stalked at 17 is the fourth in the sequence, following Betrayed at 17 (2011).
