Love & Curses Logo 'Heart Attack'

by William Rabkin
and Lee Goldberg
Ian and Randi

While visiting a bookshop, Ian and Randi are forced to experience hug-power, as author “Dr Snuggles” signs his new book, ‘Power Snuggling’. However, during the proceedings a mysterious woman clad in black leather shoots Dr Snuggles with an energy bolt fired from a crossbow: the friendly author instantly turns into a crazed killer, strangling one of his fans before Ian can subdue him. As the woman makes her getaway, Randi notes her vehicle’s licence plate; calling in a few favours, Ian traces the mystery assailant to ‘True Love Incorporated’, but when he and Randi pay a visit to the company, they discover that it has gone bankrupt after the company executive, Rowena, embezzled all the takings. Ian and Randi return home, but Rowena follows them and shoots Ian with her crossbow, turning him against Randi; but as the couple struggle, a man in a black suit arrives and shoots Ian with a similar weapon, restoring him to normal. The man introduces himself as Al, a real-life Cupid on the trail of a rogue colleague. Ignoring Al’s warning to stay away from his mission, Ian and Randi decide to gate-crash a celebrity wedding, an obvious target for Rowena. Posing as the priest, Ian performs the ceremony, and then saves the bride and groom from an attack by Rowena. Furious, Rowena corners Ian and Randi, choosing to explain her actions before she kills them: she was once in love with a mortal, but their romance was forbidden by the Cupids, who separated them and wiped her lover’s memory – and ever since then Rowena has vowed that if she cannot love, then no-one else will. When Ian and Randi manage to escape her grasp, Rowena visits television producer Skip Seville; turning him to her will, she makes him cancel Ian’s show and give the slot to her. When Randi discovers that her boyfriend has been replaced by Rowena, now posing as “Dr Love”, she decides to take action – but she then gets shot by the evil Cupid, and instead falls passionately in love with Skip…

Kate Hodge (Randi Wallace), Neil Dickson (Professor Ian Matheson), Dan Gilvezan (Skip Seville), Kim Morgan Greene (Rowena), Todd Susman (Al Cupid), Denise Miller (Matchmaker), Robert Torti (Larabee Link), Ben Slack (Dr. Cuddles), Leah Lail (Melinda), Thomas Bridgett (Johnny), Sherry Williams (Bambi), Burke Reynolds (Security Guard)

Directed by Chuck Bowman
Produced by David Roessell
Executive producers Bill Finnegan, Pat Finnegan and Sheldon Pinchuk


TX (US): 27th March 1991

Notes:
*Featuring Randi Wallace and Professor Ian Matheson