The Seduction (1982)

Director:

David Schmoeller

Writer:

David Schmoeller (written by)

Release Date:

29 January 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Alone...frightened...trapped like an animal.

Plot:

An attractive, well-known TV newscaster is stalked by an obsessed admirer, a TV station scriptwriter...

Plot Keywords:

Phone Terror | Two Word Title | Stalking | Hot Tub | Hiding In A Closet

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Morgan Fairchild	...	Jamie Douglas
Michael Sarrazin	...	Brandon
Vince Edwards	...	Maxwell
Andrew Stevens	...	Derek
Colleen Camp	...	Robin
Kevin Brophy	...	Bobby
Wendy Smith Howard	...	Julie
Woodrow Parfrey	...	Store Salesman
Betty Kean	...	Mrs. Caluso
Joanne Linville	...	Dr. Weston
Marii Mak	...	Lisa (as Marri Mak)
Richard Reed	...	Floor Manager
Bob DeSimone	...	Photographer (as Robert De Simone)
Michael Griswold	...	News Anchorman
Marilyn Staley	...	Newscaster
Diana Rose	...	Mrs. Wilson
Shailar Schmoeller	...	Ricky Wilson
Marilyn Wolf	...	Waitress
Jeffrey Richman	...	Technical Director
Cathryn Hartt	...	Teleprompter Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Hasselhoff	...	Teleprompter Girl (uncredited)
Deborah Koppel	...	Teleprompter Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
David Schmoeller

Writing credits
David Schmoeller		(written by)

Produced by
Frank Capra Jr.	....	executive producer
Bruce Cohn Curtis	....	producer
Tom Curtis	....	associate producer
Chuck Russell	....	executive producer
Joseph Wolf	....	executive producer
Irwin Yablans	....	producer

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
Mac Ahlberg

Film Editing by
Anthony DiMarco		(as Tony Di Marco)

Casting by
Johanna Ray

Makeup Department
Michi Harata	....	assistant makeup artist
Francesca Maxwell	....	makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael Fottrell	....	production manager
Blossom Kahn	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Charleston	....	assistant director trainee (as James Charleston)
Betsy Magruder	....	second assistant director
Peter Manoogian	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Michael 'Mickey' Beltran	....	assistant property master
David B. Clark	....	swing dresser (as David Clark)
Mike Fredrickson	....	carpenter
David L. Glazer	....	property master
Deborah Harris	....	art department assistant
Joe Jorden	....	carpenter
Nancy King	....	art department assistant (as Nancy Williams King)
Jeff Knight	....	assistant art director
Mark Luine	....	lead set dresser
Martha Mitchell	....	art department assistant
Peter Tkacheff	....	carpenter (as Peter V. Tkacheff)
Dan Totilo	....	art department assistant
Tom von Badinski	....	welder
John R. Woodward	....	carpenter (as John Woodward)

Sound Department
Jan Brodin	....	sound mixer
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Raderman	....	sound effects editor
Wendi Jill Raderman	....	assistant sound effects editor (as Wendi Raderman)
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer (as George R. West)

Special Effects by
John Eggett	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Craig R. Baxley	....	stunt coordinator (as Craig Baxley)
Gary Baxley	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as James Halty)
Paula Marie Moody	....	stunts (as Paula Moody)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Buckley	....	electrician
Skip Cook	....	key grip
Charlie Edwards	....	third grip (as Charles Edwards)
Warren Burke Gerrard	....	electrician (as 'Burke')
Richard Groetchen	....	gaffer (as Richard H. Groetchen)
Tim Holguin	....	best boy grip
Kirk MacPherson	....	driver/grip
Laurel Moore	....	still photographer
Gregory Peters	....	best boy electric (as Gregory E. Peters)
David Smith	....	first assistant camera
Michael Wilson	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Pearl	....	additional photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Bea Marcus	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda M. Bass	....	costumer
Patti Callicott	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Warren Chadwick	....	associate editor
Robert Jansen	....	apprentice editor
David Ornstein	....	assistant editor
Allan Schultz	....	assistant editor (as Alan Schultz)

Music Department
John Mick	....	music editor
Armin Steiner	....	music recording engineer

Transportation Department
Frank Darabont	....	transportation captain (as Frank A. Darabont)

Other crew
Julie Ahlberg	....	production coordinator (as Julie Bilson)
William Braden	....	production executive
Laurie Cohn	....	script supervisor
David B. Householter	....	production assistant (as David Householter)
Allan H. Jones	....	creative consultant (as Allen H. Jones)
Janina Klimachusky	....	production assistant
Robert H. Kovoloff	....	promotions
Joe C. Maxwell	....	production assistant (as Joseph Maxwell)
Gerald Moeller	....	production assistant
Charles Newirth	....	location manager
Amy Rabins	....	production executive
Lynn C. Rabins	....	production secretary
Daniel Schott	....	assistant to producers (as Daniel K. Schott)
John Schwartz	....	stock footage research
Dale Tate	....	title designer
Richard Winnie	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• The Romantic Venture

Distributors

• AVCO Embassy Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Media Home Entertainment (1982) (USA) (VHS)
• Embassy Video (1983) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• IVS Video UK (1983) (UK) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Blackhorse Entertainment (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Jef Films International (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Nacional Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (1990) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Court Wizard Special Effects (as Court Wizard Productions)

Other Companies

• Dick Brooks Unlimited  publicity
• Evergreen Recording Studios  music recorded at (as Evergreen Recording Studio)
• Valley B.J. Casting  extra casting (as B&J Valley Casting)
• Judi's Casting Service  extra casting (as Judi's Casting)
• Get Set  set construction
• Muleworks  set construction (as Mule Works)
• Production Service Consultants  location equipment supplied by
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  re-recording sound (as Glen Glenn Sound)
• Wersi  Pianostar by
• The Griffith Co.  AMC Concord furnished by
• Fiat Motors of North America  Fiat Spider provided by
• Kohler Co.  fixtures by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

The Romantic Venture

Trivia:

Both Peter Gallagher and Michael Keaton were considered for the role of Derek.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sleaze (1982)

Soundtrack:

Love's Hiding Place

The nude scenes give it some value

I've seen this movie about three times,and its preposterousness(is that a word or did I just make one up?)made it something that practically all parties involved,particularly the leads, would probably want to forget they took part in. Having said that,it is at least marginally interest-emitting and,of course,lovingly sexual.

I recall that when this movie was being primed for release in early 1982,the selling point was almost entirely around the (still)lovely Morgan Fairchild--who,at the time,was nursing a floundering career after her series "Flamingo Road" was left to whither on the vine by NBC--and her sex/nude scenes. Sure enough,the scenes where she is sans trow are lovingly shot and have a lushness of editing and sound(her bubble bath scene has a particularly rapturous feel,reminiscent of Angie Dickinson's opening scene in Dressed to Kill) that would make the viewer believe that Andrew Stevens' creepy script boy stalker ISN'T the only one stalking Fairchild's eye-candy news anchor-lady.

Another IMDb commenter gave away some perceivably important plot points. Suffice it to say,the thriller/suspense/mystery element of this movie languishes behind the soft-core erotic quality of the film up until the last twenty minutes of the film,when suddenly the urgency of a dangerous stalker(with amazing ability to hide and enter people's abodes)with rapist/deadly abilities comes to the top of the agenda. This is probably ONLY a recommend for FAirchild fans and worshipers,since it is a donut-hole without her.