Illusions

TV Movie
1992
R
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

3.9/10

287

YOUR RATING

Heather Locklear and Emma Samms in Illusions (1992)

Drama Thriller

After suffering a nervous breakdown, a woman moves into a new house with her husband. She soon begins to suspect that her husband and his sister are up to no good and may have had something ... Read allAfter suffering a nervous breakdown, a woman moves into a new house with her husband. She soon begins to suspect that her husband and his sister are up to no good and may have had something to do with her breakdown.After suffering a nervous breakdown, a woman moves into a new house with her husband. She soon begins to suspect that her husband and his sister are up to no good and may have had something to do with her breakdown.

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IMDb RATING

3.9/10

287

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Final film of Melinda Cordell.

Goofs
After Jan falls through railing and off the stairs, the post is obviously sawed through with a clean cut.

Quotes
Jan Sanderson: You know, ever since she arrived, you've catered to her every need. I have played housemaid while you two carry on like... not like any brother or sister I know. Look, if you don't want me around, why don't you just divorce me and get it over with?

Connections
Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

A V.C. Andrews novel brought to life!

I saw "Illusions" last night at 3 AM and this movie was pure enjoyment for me! It was totally 80's-ish schlock, like a horror novel written for teenagers. However, I enjoyed the movie not because of the storyline, which was rather predictable, but more because of the actors and my nostalgia for horror movies from the 80's. I was surprised to learn that this TV movie was made in the 90's and not the 80's. Emma Samms was perfect as the evil sister-in-law, and it was nice to see Heather Locklear in a good role, since I'm used to seeing her on "Melrose Place."

This movie has everything -- schemes you can see from a mile away, people who turn out to be totally different from what they seem to be, hallucinations, dreams, ghost stories, a house in the country with an ever-so-helpful caretaker, murder plots, and so on. The strangest part of it was that a lot of the narration sounded like it was done by someone other than Heather Locklear. Anyway, I would recommend this movie as a nice getaway from reality.

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