Main Cast: Eric Stoltz, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judith Ivey, Dennis Lipscomb, Anne Pitoniak
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 91 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this thriller, sisters Charlotte (Judith Ivey) and Lucy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) Bonnard reside in the Louisiana home left to them by their parents. As Charlotte cares for her troubled younger sister, the two make a living by renting out rooms in the huge, gloomy mansion. However, when Matt Rutledge (Eric Stoltz) comes to stay, he stumbles across a number of the Bonnards' dark secrets that were best left hidden. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Benjamin Mouton - Etienne LeViolette; Natalia Nogulich - Fran Steuben; Richard Minchenberg - Lenny Steuben; Bobby Pickett - Roger; Jason Saucier - Jud Nevins; Fay Cohn - Mrs. Bonnard; Ashley McMurry - Young Lucy; Ben Cook - Young Matt; Casey Levron - Young Etienne; Dog: Aggie - Beau; Laura Dern; Jerry Leggio - Mr. Bonnard
Credit
Phil Peters - Art Director, Bruce Finlayson - Costume Designer, Bill Condon - Director, Marion Rothman - Editor, Virginia Katz - Editor, Gabe Sumner - Executive Producer, J. David Marks - Executive Producer, Richard Einhorn - Composer (Music Score), Bob Boykin - Songwriter, Darrel Higginbotham - Songwriter, J.C. Phillips - Songwriter, Gabor Kernyaiszky - Makeup, Richard Sherman - Production Designer, Stephen M. Katz - Cinematographer, Walter Coblenz - Producer, J. David Marks - Producer, Cynthia Redman - Set Designer, Wayne Beauchamp - Special Effects, Paul Hickerson - Special Effects, Harry Wowchuk - Stunts, Ginny Cerrella - Screenwriter, Joel Cohen - Screenwriter, Bill Condon - Screenwriter
Matt Rutledge (Eric Stoltz) is on business in the country. He decides to stay at an old house which is a bed-in-breakfast owned by two sisters, Charlotte (Judith Ivey) and Lucy (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Charlotte is in and out of love with town sheriff, Cleve Doucet (Dennis Lipscomb) while Lucy becomes seductive and attracted to Matt. Soon, the characters find themselves involved in murder, betrayal, and dark secrets from the past.
