Deceptions (1985)

Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.

Directors:

Robert Chenault, Melville Shavelson

Writers:

Judith Michael (based on the book by), Melville Shavelson (teleplay)

Stars:

Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stefanie Powers	...	Sabrina Longworth / Stephanie Roberts
Barry Bostwick	...	Grant Roberts
Jeremy Brett	...	Bryan Foxworth
James Faulkner	...	Richard Blackwell
Sam Wanamaker	...	Jim Nolan
Fabio Testi	...	Carlo Ferraro
John Woodvine	...	Chief Inspector
Joan Sims	...	Mrs. Thirkell
Fairuza Balk	...	Penny Roberts
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Helen Adams
Gina Lollobrigida	...	Princess Alessandra
Jeremy Miller	...	Mark Richards
Christopher Rozycki	...	Dimitri Skolnikoff
Peter Woodward	...	Sgt. James
Hugh Millais

Storyline

Stephanie and Sabrina are twin sisters. Stephanie is a housewife, who doesn't seem content with her life, while Sabrina is a jetsetter who lives in London. They go to Venice for their birthday and they decide to see how the other's life is. So Sabrina goes to Stephanie's home and becomes mother to her children and wife to her husband Grant. Problem is that Stephanie is a little insecure of an attractive student who is always flaunting herself at Grant. While Stephanie enjoys Sarina's life until her sadistic boyfriend comes into the picture.

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Plot Keywords:

twin sister | twins | sister | housewife | female stockinged legs | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 1986 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Cambio de pareja

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Louis Rudolph Productions, Consolidated Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Helen Adams does not appear in the original novel. Rita McMillan is actually the one sending the notes.

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Goofs

When Sabrina is telling Stephanie about the trip to Venice on the phone, her mouth says "It's only a couple of weeks," But the badly dubbed voice says "It's only a couple of days."

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Quotes

Sabrina Longworth: I like you, Richard. I like you alot. And sometimes, I even get pleasure from sleeping with you. A great deal of pleasure. But you don't own me; nobody owns me.

User Reviews

Really great escapist cinema, plus Toby Maguire as a child

One of the most interesting things about this movie is all the major actors who play minor parts, at a time before they were really famous in the U.S. Tobey Maguire, looking like he's about 8 years old (but who can tell, really, since he looks like he's 8 years old today), plays one of Stephanie Powers' children. Also we get Jeremy Brett, the BBC's definitive modern Sherlock Holmes, as assistant bad guy, looking really hot without his deerstalker cap. And the wonderful Judy Parfitt, who is known to American audiences primarily as the wild widower wearing cowboy boots in the BBC long-running series "As Time Goes By" of more recent fame.

Not sure, but I believe that Tobey's sister is played by an equally young Salma Blair, but since neither of them is listed on the official credits, it's hard to tell.

The movie has some kind of stilted moments, but the scenery and ambiance are unbeatable: Live shots of the Grand Canal in Venice, the Via Condotti in Rome, most of the great shopping streets in London, and the magnetic Stephanie Powers. It's a great way to pretend that we're millionaires traveling around Europe in style. And not a bad movie, to boot.