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31 May 1989 (USA)
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As a child, Sarah witnesses her wealthy mother's suicide. Later, as a young bride, she is haunted by...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sela Ward | ... | Sarah Hardy |
 | Michael Woods | ... | Austin Hardy |
 | Roscoe Born | ... | Allen deVineyn |
| Polly Bergen | ... | Emily Stepford |
 | Morgan Fairchild | ... | Lucy |
| Charles Bernard | ... | Uncle Neddy |
| Vana O'Brien | ... | Aunt Caroline |
| Janet Penner | ... | Sarah's Mother |
| Steven Clark Pachosa | ... | Shingler |
| Bethany Ward | ... | Young Sarah |
| Joe Cronin | ... | Burton McMahon |
| Dawn Prociv | ... | Young Lucy |
| Jeff Williams | ... | Young Alan |
| Mitzi Ellis | ... | Nan Claiborne |
| Rod Pilloud | ... | Biff Claiborne |
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The movie starts with the funeral of Sarah's father. Sarah's mother is being cruel to the girl. Later, Sarah's mother goes from cruel to insane. Miss Stepford, who takes care of the house, provides the poor girl some comfort.
15 years later, Sarah is marrying Austin at a little church next to the cemetery where her mother's gravestone is. The mother's body was never found. Lucy, Sarah's best friend as a child, is a soap actress whose role is being discontinued. Allen, a shrink who was also a friend, is not happy.
Sarah moves back into the mansion known as The Pines, on the Oregon coast, where she has not lived since her mother ran into the ocean and never came back. She seems happy with her new life until she starts hearing her mother's voice again. Then the harpsichord her mother used to play ... only no one is there. Then things really start to get weird.
Sela Ward has a reputation as a quality actress, and I saw potential here, though I wouldn't have said she was that good just from seeing this movie. Morgan Fairchild was better than I expected, and Polly Bergen was fine as Miss Stepford.
This wasn't a horror movie in the classic sense, but more of a mystery with some interesting plot twists, including some that I didn't see coming. As the movie progressed, I liked it better than I thought I would.