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26/04/1991 Mystery, Thriller, Crime 1h 35m
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Loving him was easy. Trusting him was deadly.

Overview

Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

  1. James Dearden

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Matt Dillon

    Jonathan Corliss

  2. Sean Young

    Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson

  3. Max von Sydow

    Thor Carlsson

  4. Diane Ladd

    Mrs. Corliss

  5. James Russo

    Dan Corelli

  6. Adam Horovitz

    Jay Faraday

  7. Martha Gehman

    Patricia Farren

  8. Ben Browder

    Tommy Roussell

  9. Briony Glassco

    Waitress

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Reviews

A review by tmdb28039023
Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-08-27
Jonathan (Matt Dillon) is obssessed with inheriting Thor Carlsson’s (the majestic Max von Sydow) copper empire. Why? Presumably, because as a poor child literally living on the wrong side of the tracks, he would sit in his room and stare at the endless parade of freight trains passing by, all of them bearing the Carlsson company logo.

Jonathan has successfully wooed Carlsson’s daughter Dorothy (Sean Young), and the two plan to get married. However, when he finds out she’s pregnant with his child, he lures her to a rooftop and pushes Dorothy to her death. Why? He fears old Carlsson wou...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$15,400,000.00

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