▁Re ven ge ) ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁American ▁film ▁st arring ▁Les ley ▁Ann ▁Warren , ▁Bruce ▁Dav ison , ▁and ▁Sh ir ley ▁Knight . ▁The ▁tele play ▁adaptation ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁John ▁B ens ink ▁. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁( pub lished : 1 9 8 9 ) ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁Richard ▁Spe ight ▁from ▁Nash ville , ▁Tennessee ▁( father ▁of ▁American ▁actor ▁Richard ▁Spe ight , ▁Jr .). ▁The ▁original ▁novel ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁true ▁story , ▁as ▁Spe ight ▁was ▁a ▁T enn esse an ▁criminal ▁att orney . ▁According ▁to ▁Bar nes ▁& ▁No ble ▁author ▁information , ▁" He ▁( Spe ight ) ▁taught ▁trial ▁law ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁W riter ▁in ▁Res idence ▁at ▁Bel mont ▁University ▁for ▁five ▁years ." ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁film ▁opens ▁with ▁Arizona ▁house w ife ▁and ▁mother ▁Carol ▁Sand ers ▁enjo ying ▁a ▁morning ▁run ▁through ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁with ▁her ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁daughter , ▁Wend y . ▁As ▁they ▁return , ▁Carol ' s ▁husband ▁Bill ▁reve als ▁that ▁he ' s ▁managed ▁to ▁land ▁an ▁important ▁business ▁deal , ▁though ▁the ▁happy ▁m ood ▁is ▁cut ▁short ▁after ▁real izing ▁that ▁the ▁couple ' s ▁reb elli ous ▁te en age ▁daughter , ▁J ill , ▁has ▁o vers le pt ▁again . ▁Wend y ▁offers ▁to ▁w ake