Deceived (1991)

Director:

Damian Harris

Writers:

Mary Agnes Donoghue (story)
Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

27 September 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A marriage that seemed perfect comes crashing down after the supposed death of Jack Saunders, husband of Adrienne Saunders...

Plot Keywords:

Necklace | Cat | Chance Meeting | Manhattan New York City | Museum

US TV Schedule:

Wed. June 6	7:00 AM	HBO
Mon. June 11	6:10 AM	HBO
Thur. June 14	11:00 AM	HBO

Cast

Goldie Hawn	...	Adrienne Saunders
Damon Redfern	...	Maitre D'
John Heard	...	Jack Saunders
Charles Kassatly	...	Waiter
Robin Bartlett	...	Charlotte
Ashley Peldon	...	Mary Saunders
Beatrice Straight	...	Adrienne's Mother
George R. Robertson	...	Adrienne's Father
Maia Filar	...	Carol Gingold
Tom Irwin	...	Harvey
Jan Rubes	...	Tomasz
Anais Granofsky	...	Ellen
Heidi von Palleske	...	Mrs. Peabody
Stanley Anderson	...	Det. Kinsella
Peter Stevens	...	Ron
Eve Crawford	...	Jean
Io Perry	...	Museum Employee
Stephen Hunter	...	Tony
Nancy Cser	...	Harvey's Girlfriend
Francesca Buller	...	Lillian
Vince Metcalfe	...	Policeman #1
Conrad Coates	...	Policeman #2
Michael Copeman	...	Assistant Coroner
Brenda Kamino	...	Mrs. Dagosa
Lawrence Nakamura	...	Mr. Dagosa
Bruce MacVittie	...	Social Security Man
Gemma Barry	...	Carol's Nanny
Kim Staunton	...	Board of Education Woman
Amy Wright	...	Evelyn
Laura Hawn	...	Evelyn's Mother
Kate Reid	...	Rosalie
Jay Bowen	...	Cab Driver
Mary Kane	...	Cathy
Ann McDonough	...	Mrs. Gingold
Michael Countryman	...	Mr. Gingold

Directed by
Damian Harris

Writing credits
Mary Agnes Donoghue		(story)
Mary Agnes Donoghue		(screenplay) and
Bruce Joel Rubin		(screenplay) (as Derek Saunders)

Produced by
Ellen Collett	....	producer
Mary Agnes Donoghue	....	co-producer
Wendy Dozoretz	....	producer
Michael Finnell	....	producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Neil Travis

Production Design by
Andrew McAlpine

Art Direction by
Gregory P. Keen
Terry Welden

Set Decoration by
Gordon Sim

Costume Design by
Linda Matheson

Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft	....	key hair stylist
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Goldie Hawn (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Milton Buras	....	hair stylist: New York
Joseph A. Campayno	....	makeup artist: second unit
Lori Hicks	....	makeup artist: New York
Irene Kent	....	makeup artist
Hiram Ortiz	....	makeup artist: Goldie Hawn

Production Management
David Coatsworth	....	production manager
Celia D. Costas	....	unit production manager: New York
Daniel J. Heffner	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Adler	....	second assistant director: New York
Randy N. Barbee	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Randy Barbee)
Ronald Chong	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Ronnie Chong)
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	third assistant director (as Anne Marie Ferney)
Walter Gasparovic	....	second assistant director
David S. Hamby	....	DGC trainee: New York (as David Hamby)
Grant Lucibello	....	third assistant director
Tony Lucibello	....	first assistant director
Martha L. Mericka	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Martha Lee Mericka)
Daniel Strol	....	second assistant director: New York

Art Department
John Alvin	....	poster artist
Gordon Barnes	....	assistant art director
Richard Ferbrache	....	set dresser
John R. Ford	....	assistant property master: New York (as John Ford)
Brad Francis	....	stand-by painter
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master: New York
Ron Hewitt	....	assistant property master
Henry Ilola	....	head carpenter
Joan Krawczyk	....	art creator
Matthew Lammerich	....	scenic artist
Philip Mayor	....	storyboard artist
Tim Murton	....	scenic artist
Christopher Nowak	....	art director: New York
Gerard H. Pineo	....	lead man: New York (as Gerard Pineo)
Marlene Rain	....	set dressing buyer
Vic Rigler	....	property master
Donald Vandewater	....	construction coordinator
Gordon White	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
David Bartlett	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Bartlett	....	sound editor
Bruce Bell	....	adr mixer (as Bruce R. Bell)
Patrick Bietz	....	sound editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Alan Bromberg	....	sound editor (as Allan Bromberg)
Jane E. Carpenter	....	sound editor (as Jane Carpenter-Wilson)
Denise Cochran	....	assistant sound editor
Thierry J. Couturier	....	dialogue supervisor
Lily Diamond	....	sound editor
John Duvall	....	foley editor
Michael H. Friedlander	....	assistant sound editor
Gregory G. Gest	....	sound recordist (as Greg G. Gest)
Walter A. Gest	....	sound re-recordist
Baylis Glascock	....	assistant sound editor
Amanda Goodpaster	....	assistant sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.	....	sound editor
Matthew Harrison	....	supervising foley editor
Ellen Hecker	....	foley artist
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley mixer
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	supervising adr editor (as Nicholas Korda)
David Lee	....	sound mixer
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Montano)
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Doug Mountain	....	sound editor (as Douglas Mountain)
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant sound editor
Stephen Purvis	....	adr editor
James Sabat	....	sound mixer: New York
Louis Sabat	....	boom operator: New York
Mike Schmidt	....	utility sound
Ralph Stuart	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Tony Wakefield	....	assistant sound editor
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Doug Graham	....	special effects assistant
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects

Stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (as Ken Bates)
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
Shane Cardwell	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator
Dawn Stofer-Rupp	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt double
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Steve Lucescu	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stewart Aziz	....	second assistant camera
Lothar Bahr	....	camera trainee
Ralph Brandofino	....	focus puller: second unit (as Ralph J. Brandofino)
Andy Chmura	....	camera operator
Julian Chojnacki	....	Steadicam operator
David Crone	....	Steadicam operator
Jon Crystal	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Vincent Delaney	....	best boy electric: New York
James Donahue	....	gaffer: second unit
Gordon Eldridge	....	electrician
Sam Eldridge	....	electrician
Tony Eldridge	....	best boy electric
Roy Elliston	....	best boy grip
Cary Fisher	....	camera operator: New York
Ron Gillham	....	key grip
Michael Hall	....	focus puller
Brian Harper	....	first assistant camera
Chris Holmes	....	gaffer
Eric Holmes	....	electrician
Richard C. Kerekes	....	dolly grip: New York
James Kohne	....	grip
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip: New York (as Mitch Lillian)
Jonathan Lumley	....	gaffer: New York
Gary Martone	....	key grip: second unit
Rob McEwan	....	still photographer
John Medland	....	additional still photographer
Gary Muller	....	first assistant camera: New York
Peter Norman	....	director of photography: second unit
Carl Peterson	....	best boy grip: New York
Matthew Pill	....	grip
Andrew Priestley	....	second assistant camera: New York
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: New York
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Dave C. Sheridan	....	grip (as Dave Sheridan)
Joshua M. Weiner	....	grip: New York (as Josh Weiner)
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer: New York
Brian Woodroof	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jane Shannon-Smith	....	casting assistant
Bernie Styles	....	extras casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim W. Chow	....	wardrobe tailor (as Kim Chow)
Arlene B. Coffey	....	wardrobe: women (as Arlene Coffey)
Nadia Jarvis	....	assistant costume designer
Karen Renaut	....	wardrobe supervisor
James Roberts	....	wardrobe: men (as Jim Roberts)
Tracylee Sydney	....	costumer: Goldie Hawn (as Tracey Lee Sidney)
Rose Trimarco	....	costumer: Goldie Hawn (as Rose Trimarco Cuervo)

Editorial Department
Lisa M. Citron	....	first assistant editor
Gail DuFosse	....	apprentice editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Chip Masamitsu	....	first assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Susan Shipton	....	assistant editor: Toronto
Bambi Sickafoose	....	apprentice editor
Gary Simon	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
William B. Kaplan	....	additional music editor
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Martha Rubin	....	assistant music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
John Vigran	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Joseph Fanning	....	transportation captain: New York
Michael Fennell	....	transportation co-captain: New York
Michael Forte	....	transportation captain: re-shoots
Bill Hagan	....	transportation captain
Fred Ionson	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Maria T. Bierniak	....	assistant location manager
Michael Birznieks	....	assistant: Ms. Hawn
Beth Boigon	....	location manager
Derek Brady	....	location scout
Whitney Brown	....	assistant production coordinator
Glenn Carter	....	assistant location manager
Kimberly Chipman	....	office production assistant
Patricia Cuccia	....	assistant: to Mr. Harris
Ilene Renee Hoffman	....	assistant: Ms. Collett
Ira Hurvitz	....	script supervisor: second unit
Joseph E. Iberti	....	location manager: second unit
Ingrid Johanson	....	production coordinator: New York
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist: New York
Liam Kiernan	....	assistant location manager
Nancy Kriegel	....	assistant accountant: New York
Jody Margolis	....	production associate
Blanche McDermaid	....	script supervisor
Mara McSweeny	....	production coordinator
Betty Moos	....	assistant: Mr. Finnell
Susan Muir	....	production accountant
Monica Nitti	....	assistant: to Ms. Sylbert
Regina Robb	....	script coordinator
Daniel Strol	....	location manager: New York
Philip E. Thomas	....	assistant: Teri Schwartz
Elaine Thurston	....	first assistant accountant
Steve Weiner	....	production assistant
Braden Wright	....	unit publicist (as Darryl Albion Wright)
Julia Alexander	....	assistant to writer (uncredited)
Arline Smith	....	jewelry maker (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Silver Screen Partners IV (in association with)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1995) (USA) (TV)
• Gativideo (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Fantasy II Film Effects

Other Companies

• Capers on Location  catering
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Saxon/Ross Film Design  titles
• Scott Mansfield Casting  extras casting
• Starcraft  craft services
• The Casting Associates  casting
• Warner Hollywood Studios  sound re-recording
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

This film was originally titled "The Mrs." and early promotional material (including an early version of the final poster) contained this title. It became "Deceived" because the producers wanted to further separate Goldie Hawn's association with bubbly comedy and they felt "The Mrs." didn't make the theme clear enough.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Adrienne puts down Jack's/Daniel's wedding portrait, she covers it when she opens the photo album. When she pushes all the pictures off the table, the portrait isn't covered.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Jack Saunders:Now, give me the necklace, Adrienne.
Adrienne Saunders:Here... take it.

Soundtrack:

Give In To Love

Formulaic, but watchable...

Goldie Hawn has never been a favorite, I must admit, but that is all the more reason to catch her in the one performance where she is not quirky, superfluous or silly.

The theme of this story has been done before, but thanks to a fine performance by John Heard, the character of Jack Saunders is intriguing and foreboding. John Heard is an underrated actor who adds a somewhat mischievous, ominous and sometimes comical overtone to his roles (You may want to watch him in the earlier 1970's film "Chilly Scenes of Winter", and there was also a film short wherein he portrayed Fortunato, in Edgar Allen Poe's "Cask of Amontillado". He was excellent).

Look for Ashley Peldon as the young daughter; Robin Bartlett, who is underused as Heard's estranged mother, and Tom Irwin, as Hawn's colleague from the art museum. The mystery is enough to keep you watching, and overall Heard's performance makes it all worthwhile. 7/10.