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Mesmerized (1985)

PG | | Drama | 31 December 1986 (USA)
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An orphaned New Zealand girl married to an older, wealthy businessman learns to deal with his strange sexual desires.

Director:

Michael Laughlin

Writers:

Jerzy Skolimowski, Michael Laughlin (screenplay)

Stars:

Jodie Foster, John Lithgow, Michael Murphy | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jodie Foster ... Victoria
John Lithgow ... Oliver Thompson
Michael Murphy ... Wilson
Dan Shor ... George
Harry Andrews ... Old Thompson
Phillip Holder Phillip Holder ... Dr. Finch (as Philip Holder)
Beryl Te Wiata Beryl Te Wiata ... Mrs. Simmons
Reg Evans ... Mr. Simmons
Jonathan Hardy ... Burley
Don Selwyn Don Selwyn ... Joseph
Derek Hardwick Derek Hardwick ... Longwood
George Spoors George Spoors ... Lawyer
Bob Gould Bob Gould ... Judge
Jonathan Elsom Jonathan Elsom ... Public Prosecutor
Norman Fairley ... Bailiff
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An orphaned New Zealand girl married to an older, wealthy businessman learns to deal with his strange sexual desires.

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new zealand | brother versus brother | woman | intercepted letter | unlikely criminal | See All (179) »

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A love triangle of passion and murder See more »

Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

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Country:

Australia | New Zealand | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 December 1986 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Shocked See more »

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand See more »
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Budget:

$5,654,930 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Challenge Film Corporation,Manchester Productions,Orinward Ltd. See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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The two star-teamed leads of this movie, Jodie Foster and John Lithgow, have both appeared in filmed adaptations of novels by John Irving, they being The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) and The World According to Garp (1982) respectively. For the latter, actor Lithgow was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award but lost out to Louis Gossett Jr. for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). See more »

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[first lines]
Judge: Order in court! Council for the defense of Mrs. Victoria Thompson: Thomas Longwood, MP.
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Odd-ball movie
17 June 2005 | by elevator_opratr – See all my reviews

Odd-ball movie. What could have been a decent story, instead fell victim to some very bad acting ... acting that was almost painful to watch ... it felt like the actors/actresses were totally uninterested in recording this.

Based on a supposedly true story based in 1800's New Zealand with an almost unbelievable plot, the unbelievability of the plot is made even more inevitable by poor acting. Instead of driving home the point of the real-ness of the movie, the acting made it look like a joke.

Watch it and be prepared to scratch your head at the end. You'll say to yourself: "either this was total baloney, or it was true, but the story very poorly told."
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