Lady Beware (1987)

Cute Katya starts as window dresser at a Pittsburgh department store. She dates a reporter. A fan stalks her and is increasingly nasty.

Director:

Karen Arthur

Writers:

Susan Miller, Charles Zev Cohen

Stars:

Diane Lane, Michael Woods, Cotter Smith

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Lane	...	Katya Yarno
Michael Woods	...	Jack Price
Cotter Smith	...	Mac Odell
Tyra Ferrell	...	Nan
Peter Nevargic	...	Lionel
Edward Penn	...	Mr. Thayer
Chelsea Benedict	...	Chelsea Price
Don Brockett	...	Locksmith
David Crawford	...	Katya's Father
Maria Barney	...	Female Patient
Clayton Hill	...	Policeman #1 (as Clayton D. Hill)
Angela Rosignalo Jones	...	Inez - Little Girl
Raymond Laine	...	Doctor
Zachary Mott	...	Printer (as Zack Mott)
Kathleen Murray	...	Mrs. Thayer

Storyline

Young and good looking Katya, a window dresser for a big department store in Pittsburgh, begins a love story with a journalist, Mac Odell. She is however stalked by Jack, a married man who has a fixation with her. Jack makes Katya's life hellish and when the girl tells his wife about him he becomes wild with fury having been exposed and goes to the store to kill her...

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Plot Keywords:

kiss | voyeur | mannequin | lust | psycho thriller | 

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Taglines:

When Fantasy Leads To Terror...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Karen Arthur disowned (and nearly took her name off of) the finished film. Against her wishes, the studio re-edited the film to show more nudity on the part of Diane Lane. In addition, the studio minimized Cotter Smith's performance, and all scenes with Viveca Lindfors were eliminated; both actors played characters integral to the plot, and these eliminations made the film more confusing.

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Goofs

When Katya is hiding in Dr Price's office she drops a garter and we see a right hand reaching for it. In the next shot she is pulling her left hand away.

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Soundtracks

Confrontation
(Instrumental)
Performed by Craig Safan

User Reviews

Young woman threatened by stalker.

Diane Lane is a window dresser whose life is turned upside down by an obsessed stalker. The suspense in this dark tale rises to a fever pitch over a series of increasingly threatening incidents. The cinematography is stark and, though in color, has the feel of earlier film noir suspense.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lady Beware

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$169,600

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$169,600

Company Credits

Production Co:

International Video Entertainment (IVE), Scotti Brothers Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color