a new life after the experience of death and grief. Cast James Woods as Paul Clark Anne Archer as Mary Parker Melissa Lahlitah Crider as Hilary Clark Graham Beckel as Charlie Diane D'Aquila as Marion Keegan MacIntosh as Bobby Clark Barry Bonds as himself Jeff Irvine as Paressi Carrie Cain-Sparks as Gemma Eric Keenleyside as Frank Terence Kelly as the Judge Fred Henderson as the Tailored Man Austin Basile as Peter Debbie Podowski as Woman #1 Donna Yamamoto as Woman #2 Lossen Chambers as Mary's Assistant Gabrielle Miller as the Girl Mike McCormack as the Football Player Robyn Driscoll as the Limo Driver Diana Stevan (uncredited) Reception Upon release, New York Magazine gave the film a favorable review and wrote, "In the agreeable "Jane's House", what's so agreeable may be all those elements of the routine TV movie of the week that this one omits. There is neither stalking nor incest, not a single traumatic secret, nobody dies on-camera, and absolutely nothing is explained, sanctioned or abhorred by a lawyer of therapist. "Jane's House" aspires to a troubled, Laurie Colwin sort of sweetness, and achieves it. None of the story would be remarkable except for the quiet performance of James Woods. After so much raw meat, this is vegetarian James Woods: baffled, decent, tentative, nostalgic, romantic, domestic. As his suffering was sotto voce, almost parenthetical, so his brand-new love is a hum, not a crescendo. Instead of raging, he accommodates. All the competitive edges belong to Anne Archer. In an odd (and affecting) reversal of traditional roles, once they all move out of their suburban memory palace, Woods will be the wife in his second marriage. I'm not saying "Jane's House" has anything so radical in mind. But in the hesitations of his portrayal, Woods leaves us room to imagine all kinds of things. For once, we aren't bullied." Upon the film's original broadcast, the Observer-Reporter gave the film three out of five stars, also writing a review under the headline "Woods, Archer outstanding in 'Jane's House'." The review stated, "Two exceptional performances raise the soap opera plot to a higher level. The "Jane" of the title is James Woods' dead wife, who apparently was a "one of a kind" person who could do it all. Woods meets Ann Archer, a woman with a lot to offer, and they marry. But it's an uphill climb for Archer to befriend Jane's