

What Happened Was...
1994-09-09 · 91 min · ★ 7.2
Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm. They decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night.
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- Directors
- Tom Noonan
- Production companies
- Good Machine, Genre Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Karen SillasJackie Marsh
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