Children are hidden away in the attic by their conspiring mother and grandmother.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Grandmother | |
| Victoria Tennant | ... | Mother | |
| Kristy Swanson | ... | Cathy | |
| Jeb Stuart Adams | ... | Chris | |
| Ben Ryan Ganger | ... | Cory (as Ben Ganger) | |
| Lindsay Parker | ... | Carrie | |
| Marshall Colt | ... | Father | |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Grandfather | |
| Brooke Fries | ... | Flower Girl | |
| Alex Koba | ... | John Hall | |
| Leonard Mann | ... | Bart Winslow | |
| Bruce Neckels | ... | Minister | |
| Gus Peters | ... | Caretaker | |
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Clare Peck | ... | Narrator (voice) (as Clare C. Peck) |
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After the death of her husband, a mother takes her kids off to live with their grandparents in a huge, decrepit old mansion. However, the kids are kept hidden in a room just below the attic, visited only by the grandmother, and their mother, who becomes less and less concerned about them and their failing health, and more concerned about herself and the inheritance she plans to win back from her dying father, to the point of murder... Written by David Gibson <djg6@ukc.ac.uk>
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incest | uncle niece incest | girl | partial female nudity | bathtub |Taglines:
They have come to a house where secrets are kept....where the future is haunted by the past.....where the innocent live in the shadow of sin.....where a dark legacy awaits to destroy all who defy it..... See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 November 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Flores en el ático See more »Filming Locations:
Castle Hill, Crane Estate - 280 Argilla Road, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA See more »Edit
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$15,151,736Company Credits
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Mono (Ryder Sound Services)Color:
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A scene deleted from the final cut of the film was shown in a TV program covering the filming of the movie. It is an extended scene from when Chris and Cathy enter Corrine's bedroom. It shows Cathy going about the room wondering why there are no pictures of Corrine's children or her husband in the room. Another deleted scene was shown being filmed where Corrine and the grandmother confront each other after Cory's death and the grandmother is shown smiling, indicating that she was involved in Cory's funeral. See more »Goofs
During the party when Corinne and her date are dancing, she is wearing a strapless dress and there are clearly no scars or any indication that she was beaten with a whip. See more »Contribute to This Page
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My mom had been wanting me to watch this movie ever since she had heard that I had never seen it. It seemed interesting enough and one day when it came on TV I recorded it and decided to watch it later that night. Now, maybe I was just not expecting much from it, but I absolutely loved it the first time I watched it. Then, I realized it was based on a book.
Not long ago I finished the book, and when I look back this movie kind of did not do it justice at all. There was tons of material that was left out and though I like the ending in the movie better than the ending in the book, I thought the book was much more mystifying and eerie. The thing about the movie though is it's entertaining enough on it's own to where I still really enjoy it and the characters are well adapted and played out by the actors and actresses. The movie maintains some eeriness and has a nice, creepy atmosphere, but now I just wish that there was so much more they would've done with the movie.
I guess since I'm not a huge fan of the book, it doesn't really upset me that the movie fails to do it justice, but I really do wish there would be another movie adaptation where it's rated R and they include tons of more important material. In any matter, Flowers in the Attic is enjoyable, entertaining and well executed. It's nothing like the book, so don't expect it to be if you haven't seen it and think you might like to.