Twisted Desire
| Twisted Desire | |
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| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Craig R. Baxley |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Gary Chang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Judy Cairo |
| Cinematography | João Fernandes |
| Editor | Sonny Baskin |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Polone/Winer Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | May 13, 1996 |
Twisted Desire is a 1996 American crime thriller television film directed by Craig R. Baxley and written by twin brothers Carey and Chad Hayes. It stars Melissa Joan Hart, with real-life domestic partners Daniel Baldwin and Isabella Hoffman. The movie also stars Meadow Sisto, David Lascher, and R&B/pop star Jeremy Jordan. It aired on May 13, 1996, on NBC.
The film is presented as based on real events: the 1990 murders of the parents of 14-year-old Jessica Wiseman. Jessica had her 17-year-old boyfriend, Douglas Christopher Thomas, shoot and kill her parents. Thomas was executed in 2000, when the death penalty for juveniles was still a legal punishment.