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ERA
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35 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Deceived
"She Thought She Had The Perfect Life. But She Was Dead Wrong."
1991 1h 44m EN
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Thriller
Synopsis
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The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her own. She finds that she knew little about the man she was married to. The more she learns about her husband's possible illegal activities and double life, the more she places her daughter, and herself, in grave danger.
βShe Thought She Had The Perfect Life. But She Was Dead Wrong.β
Cast
Goldie Hawn
Adrienne
John Heard
Jack
Ashley Peldon
Mary
Robin Bartlett
Charlotte
Tom Irwin
Harvey
Amy Wright
Evelyn
Kate Reid
Rosalie
Jan RubeΕ‘
Tomasz
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Damian Harris
- Writers
- Mary Agnes Donoghue, Mary Agnes Donoghue, Bruce Joel Rubin
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Damian Harris, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Neil Travis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Goldie Hawn and John Heard and Ashley Peldon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "She Thought She Had The Perfect Life. But She Was Dead Wrong.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0101694 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Damian Harris directs. Jack N. Green behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Neil Travis cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 135 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
- 3Directed by Damian Harris, shot by Jack N. Green. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Neil Travis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Goldie Hawn and John Heard and Ashley Peldon carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "She Thought She Had The Perfect Life. But She Was Dead Wrong.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0101694 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jack N. Green
- Original score
- Thomas Newman
- Editing
- Neil Travis
- Production design
- Andrew McAlpine
- Costume design
- Linda Matheson
- Makeup / hair
- Hiram Ortiz
- Sound
- Frank A. MontaΓ±o
- Stunt coordinator
- Branko Racki
- Runtime
- 104 min Β· 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $28,738,096
- Return
- 192% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- IMDB
- Deceived (1991)
Also by
Damian Harris
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What people are saying
- JPV852β 5/10
Second time watching, still not a good 90s thriller and there wasn't enough of a mystery element to sustain its usually adequate 100-minute running time, and probably 15-20 minutes could have been shaved off. However, nice seeing Goldie Hawn in a non-comedic role and John Heard has his moments. The finale at least was entertaining, most everything before was really slow and dry. 2.5/5
Production companies
Who made it
Touchstone Pictures
US
Key crew
- Costume DesignLinda Matheson
- EditorNeil Travis
- ProducerWendy Dozoretz
- Casting DirectorDeborah Aquila
- Makeup ArtistHiram Ortiz
- Music EditorBill Bernstein
- Co-ProducerMary Agnes Donoghue
- ProducerMichael Finnell
- Executive ProducerTeri Schwartz
- Stunt CoordinatorBranko Racki
- Special Effects CoordinatorMartin Malivoire
- HairstylistKathryn Blondell
- Set DecorationGordon Sim
- Art DirectionGregory P. Keen
- Supervising Sound EditorDavid Bartlett
- ProducerEllen Collett
- Executive ProducerAnthea Sylbert
- Assistant Location ManagerLiam Kiernan
- Makeup ArtistIrene Kent
- Second Assistant DirectorWalter Gasparovic
- Stunt DoubleJohn Stoneham Jr.
- Sound Re-Recording MixerFrank A. MontaΓ±o
- HairstylistMilton Buras
- StuntsDwayne McLean
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- bigamy
- intrigue
- stolen identity
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1991-09-27PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- The Mrs.US
- O EnganoBR
- TrompΓ©eCA
- TrahieFR
