but I do remember reading somewhere that the surprise ending had been done before.
OK, after some more thought, I'm not sure if I actually read that or not. It might have been my conclusion after reading about the Sixth Sense's surprise ending. I'm the one who thought of this
particular TV movie sounding very similar.
Then again, "Shakespeare in Love," which I truly enjoy, was lifted from the novel "No Bed for Bacon", whose authors were dead so the film writers didn't have to acknowledge it ...

"Borrowings" do go on a bit in the movie business, and sometimes (though not too often, I'd hazard to say) the result
is spectacular.
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