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The Amy Fisher Story | |
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Genre | Crime Drama Romance Thriller |
Written by | Janet Brownell |
Directed by | Andy Tennant |
Starring | Drew Barrymore Anthony John Denison Harley Jane Kozak Tom Mason |
Music by | Michael Hoenig |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Andrew Adelson |
Producers | Janet Brownell George W. Perkins |
Production location | Vancouver |
Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
Editor | Debra Neil-Fisher |
Running time | 96 min |
Production company | ABC Productions (in association with) Andrew Adelson Company |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | January 3, 1993 |
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The Amy Fisher Story is a 1993 American television film dramatizing the events surrounding Amy Fisher's abuse as a teen by Joey Buttafuoco and her eventual conviction for aggravated assault for shooting Buttafuoco's wife. The film was produced by ABC and originally aired on that network; in 1993, it was released on VHS and in 2001 on DVD.[1]
The film stars 17-year-old Drew Barrymore, as Amy Fisher. Anthony John Denison portrayed Joey Buttafuoco. It aired the same night and time as another movie on Amy Fisher starring Alyssa Milano for CBS. The ABC film garnered higher TV ratings and critical praise than the CBS version.