Summary
Sisters Charlotte and Lucy Bonnard live together in the gloomy Louisiana family mansion that they’ve turned into a boarding house. But when a mysterious young man enters their lives, the sisters are forced to confront their dark pasts.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 53
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.5
Audience score51%
Box office
19%of its budget back
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $743 K
Worldwide it made back $743 K of the $4 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most romances, −16 min on the typical 107
typical 10791Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1987
September 13, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
RomanceThrillerDramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more17 people
- Eric StoltzMatt Rutledge
- Jennifer Jason LeighLucy Bonnard
- Judith IveyCharlotte Bonnard
- Dennis LipscombCleve Doucet
- Anne PitoniakMrs. Bettlehelm
- Benjamin MoutonEtienne LeViolette
- Natalija NogulichFran Steuben
- RMRichard MinchenbergLenny Steuben
- Bobby PickettRoger
Jason SaucierJud Nevins- JLJerry LeggioMr. Bonnard
- FCFay CohnMrs. Bonnard
- AMAshley McMurryYoung Lucy
- BCBen CookYoung Matt
- CLCasey LevronYoung Etienne
- AAggieBeau
Bill CondonPriest (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Bill Condon Director, Writer
- Phillip Christon First Assistant Director
- Suzanne Haasis Second Assistant Director
- Lee Nowak Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Joel Cohen Writer
- Ginny Cerrella Writer
Production · 9
- Gabe Sumner Executive Producer
- J. David Marks Executive Producer
- Walter Coblenz Producer
- David Ross McCarty Location Manager
- Lisa Lynn Kearsley Production Coordinator
- Melanie Massey Casting Assistant
Camera · 5
- Stephen M. Katz Director of Photography
- Suzanne Tenner Still Photographer
- Scott Andrew Ressler First Assistant Camera
- Michael Uva Key Grip
- Deirdre Arbucci Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Virginia Katz Editor, Associate Editor
- Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
- Jack Garsha Color Timer
Sound · 14
- Richard Einhorn Original Music Composer
- David Lewis Yewdall Sound Designer
- R.J. Palmer Supervising Sound Editor
- F. Hudson Miller Sound Effects Editor
- Tom E. Dahl Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Wayne Artman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 6
- Richard Sherman Production Design
- Maureen Farley Assistant Property Master
- Cynthia C. Rebman Set Decoration
- Bruce Mink Property Master
- Phil Peters Art Direction
- Joanne Schmidt Assistant Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Bruce Finlayson Costume Design
- Donita Sather Hairstylist
- Julie Barton Costumer
- Gábor Kernyaiszky Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Dennis Bishop Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Harry Wowchuk Stunt Coordinator
- Wayne Beauchamp Special Effects
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