Answers (1985)

Plot Summary

Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway Patrolman visits a young woman in New York who had told him if he ever came to New York, she'd show him a good time. In the second, "The Constituent," a United States Senator drops in on a constituent who has been sending him scathing and profane letters for decades. Lastly, in "Twinkle, Twinkle," a restless housewife who has been writing fan letters to a television soap opera star, receives a surprise visit by him on her husband's bowling night.

Full Cast & Characters

Ned Beatty

Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")

Sam Bottoms

Patrolman Rick Selby (Segment "A Good Time")

Eileen Brennan

Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

Patty McCormack

Mandy Morgan (Segment "A Good Time")

Burgess Meredith

Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Robert Webber

Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

Kenneth White

Bo Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

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