Masquerade (1988)

Regisseur:

Bob Swaim

Drehbuchautoren:

Larry Brody (writer)
Dick Wolf (writer)

Premierendatum:

11. März 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Romanze | Thriller

Werbezeile:

An heiress. A setup. A murder.

Plot:

A recently orphaned millionairess, Olivia, really hates her scheming step-father. Olivia finds love with a young yacht racing captain...

Plot Keywords:

Assault | Beautiful Woman | Male Nudity | Bomb | Secret Lover

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Trust & Betrayal

Besetzung

Rob Lowe	...	Tim Whalen
Meg Tilly	...	Olivia Lawrence
Kim Cattrall	...	Brooke Morrison
Doug Savant	...	Mike McGill
John Glover	...	Tony Gateworth
Dana Delany	...	Anne Briscoe
Erik Holland	...	Chief of Police
Brian Davies	...	Granger Morrison
Barton Heyman	...	Tommy McGill
Bernie McInerney	...	Harland Fitzgerald
Bill Lopatto	...	Weyburn
Pirie MacDonald	...	Theodore Cantrell
Maeve McGuire	...	Aunt Eleanor
Ira Wheeler	...	Uncle Charles
Timothy Landfield	...	Sam

Alternativ:

Masquerade - Ein tödliches Spiel (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

Germany:91 Min | USA:91 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Norway:15

Firma:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Dies und das:

About thirty minutes in the movie, there's a cut to a night scene on a beach. It's rumoured that there is a subliminal message (visible only in widescreen) written on the face of the wave in the lower right corner of the screen.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: After having had sex with Brooke Morrison, Tim Whalen has a sweat-wet back and in the next shot is dry.

Trust & Betrayal

A handsome gigolo (Rob Lowe) charms his way into the life of a beautiful young woman, heiress to a multi-million dollar fortune. After the loss of her mother, she lives with her selfish and domineering stepfather, a ruthless cad intent on controlling both his stepdaughter's inheritance and her relationships. The local police officer also shows emotional interest in the heiress, having known her since childhood. But who can she really trust?

'Masquerade' was filmed around the time of 'Bad Influence' and Rob Lowe's scandal --- a sometimes underrated actor who, for a while, was typecast as the bad boy (see 'Waynes World', 'Tommy Boy' and 'Austin Powers'). Lowe has nevertheless proved his versatility as an actor with leading roles in films such as Stephen King's 'The Stand' (a deaf mute), Frank and Jesse (as Jesse James) and Stephen King's 'Salems Lot' (2005). He adopts the role of deceptive gigolo with veritable ease, appearing simultaneously charming and devious. It is the script that inevitably lets the film down.

In short it is a dark and moody thriller, which focuses on the themes of money and greed, trust and betrayal. It is reasonably-paced and contains a multitude of twists and turns, though could be a bit more lively in places. Furthermore, it boasts a talented supporting cast that includes Meg Tilly, Doug Savant, John Glover and Kim Cattrall.

Matthew J Lee-Williams, Review.