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Flowers in the Attic
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Jeffrey Bloom
Writers:
Virginia C. Andrews (novel)
Jeffrey Bloom (writer)
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Release Date:
20 November 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
They have come to a house where secrets are kept....where the future is haunted by the past.....where the innocent live in the shadow of sin.....where a dark legacy awaits to destroy all who defy it..... more
Plot:
Children are hidden away in the attic by their conspiring mother and grandmother. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Kristy Swanson joins the Trinity Of Terrors!
 (From Fangoria. 15 October 2009, 7:38 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
feeble adaptation of a powerful book more (136 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Louise Fletcher ... Grandmother - Olivia Foxworth

Victoria Tennant ... Mother - Corrine Dollanganger

Kristy Swanson ... Cathy Dollanganger
Jeb Stuart Adams ... Chris Dollanganger
Ben Ryan Ganger ... Cory Dollanganger

Lindsay Parker ... Carrie Dollanganger
Marshall Colt ... Father - Christopher Dollanganger
Nathan Davis ... Grandfather Foxworth
Brooke Fries ... Flower Girl
Alex Koba ... John Hall
Leonard Mann ... Bart Winslow
Bruce Neckels ... Minister

Gus Peters ... Caretaker
Clare Peck ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Virginia C. Andrews ... Window Washing Maid (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jeffrey Bloom 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Virginia C. Andrews  novel
Jeffrey Bloom  writer

Produced by
Charles W. Fries .... executive producer (as Charles Fries)
Thomas Fries .... producer (as Tom Fries)
Sy Levin .... producer
Mike Rosenfeld .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Christopher Young 
 
Cinematography by
Frank Byers 
Gil Hubbs 
 
Film Editing by
Thomas Fries  (as Tom Fries)
Gregory F. Plotts 
 
Casting by
Penny Perry 
 
Production Design by
John Muto 
 
Set Decoration by
Michele Starbuck 
 
Costume Design by
Ann Somers Major 
 
Makeup Department
Kathy W. Estocin .... hair stylist (as Cathy Estocin)
Pat Gerhardt .... additional makeup artist
Dennis Glas .... additional makeup artist (as Dennis Glass)
Robert Hallowell II .... key hair stylist
Robin L. Neal .... makeup artist (as Neal Robin)
 
Production Management
S. Bryan Hickox .... co-executive in charge of production
William J. Hole Jr. .... unit production manager (as William Hole)
William P. Owens .... executive production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Dean III .... second assistant director
Peter Gries .... first assistant director (as Peter S. Gries)
 
Art Department
John Ballowe .... assistant art director
Paul Berglund .... swing gang
Christine Bodine .... scenic artist (as Chris Bodine)
Scot Broadus .... leadman
Richard Dearborn .... swing gang
William B. Fosser .... assistant art director
Terry Haskell .... property master
Kristen Kelly .... set dresser
Gabrielle Liuzzi .... swing gang
Marco López .... swing gang
Craig Newhouse .... set dresser
Clare Scarpulla .... set designer
Ray Stoddard .... construction coordinator
 
Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament .... foley artist
Bob Beher .... sound apprentice (as Bob Behr)
Patrick Bietz .... sound assistant (as Patrick M. Bietz)
Arnold Braun .... sound mixer
Joseph D. Citarella .... sound re-recording mixer (as Joe Citarella)
Holly Davis .... sound editor
Jonathan D. Evans .... sound engineer
Kevin Hearst .... adr editor
Kevin Hearst .... dialogue editor
Grover B. Helsley .... sound re-recording mixer (as Grover Helsley)
Dave Kulczycki .... sound effects editor (as David Kulczycki)
F. Hudson Miller .... sound effects editor
R.J. Palmer .... supervising sound editor
Sam Perry .... boom operator
Joan Rowe .... foley artist
Kelly Tartan .... sound editor
Ray West .... sound re-recording mixer
David Lewis Yewdall .... sound designer
 
Stunts
Kerrie Cullen .... stunts (as Kerri Cullen)
Christopher Doyle .... stunts
Jeannie Epper .... stunts (as Jeanne Epper)
Emil Farkas .... stunt coordinator
John Vincent Mason .... stunt double
Dawn Nallick .... stunts
Debby Lynn Ross .... stunts (as Debbie Ross)
Ric Roman Waugh .... stunts (as Rick Waugh)
David Zellitti .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Byers .... camera operator
Norman Currier .... gaffer: Massachutes
Lex DuPont .... first assistant camera
Bobby Ferrara .... gaffer
Alice Fries .... still photographer
Robert King .... electrician
Brian McLaughlin .... still photographer
Mike Moad .... dolly grip
Tim Moore .... key grip (as Timothy Moore)
Richard Osborn Jr. .... second assistant camera (as Rick Osborn)
Les Percy .... best boy grip
Stephen Price .... electrician: Massachutes
Joe Rowan .... electrician
Bruce Swift .... grip
Jim Thorpe .... best boy electric
 
Casting Department
Jill Alman .... extras casting
Megan Branman .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna D. Casey .... costume assistant (as Donna Casey)
 
Editorial Department
Edward Briggs .... color timer
David Newhouse .... editorial consultant
Ed Richards .... negative cutter
 
Music Department
Don Davis .... conductor
John Mick .... music editor
Susan Mick .... music editor
Jeff Vaughn .... score mixer
Paul Francis Witt .... music consultant
Anne Atkins Young .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Bob Hendrix .... transportation coordinator
Ted Schambers .... driver co-captain
 
Other crew
Tom Calderaro .... synthesizer programmer
Pavel Cerny .... key location manager
Karen Cohen .... production accountant
Thomas Farr .... production assistant
Andrea Goodman .... production secretary
Jill Gurr .... script supervisor
Rita Rokisky .... production coordinator
Joan Stevenson .... production controller
Paul Van Zyl .... production assistant
Steve Clayton .... set security (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Ryder Sound Services)
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #28580) | UK:PG (heavily cut) (self applied TV rating) | Australia:M | UK:15 | West Germany:16 (f) | Singapore:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kristy Swanson's skirt caught fire between scenes while she was resting against a propane heater. As there was only one skirt, the wardrobe department had to fix the damage. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the party when Corinne and her date are dancing, she is wearing a strapless dress and there are clearly no scars or any indication that she was beaten with a whip. more
Quotes:
Mother: [Pretending not to know her children] Who's Cory?
Chris: He was your son and my little brother, and you killed him.
Cathy: Just like you tried to kill us.
[Referring to their ragged appearance]
Cathy: Look at us mother. How could you do this to us?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "I Love the '80s Strikes Back" (2003) more

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18 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
feeble adaptation of a powerful book, 23 May 2004
Author: didi-5 from United Kingdom

The original quartet of books (Flowers in the Attic; Petals on the Wind; Let There be Thorns; Seeds of Yesterday) combined to tell a controversial and powerful tale of abuse, incest, betrayal, murder, mental distress and collapse, and hidden family secrets. The characters leapt off the page and the situations were memorable.

This film, I'm sorry to say, is feeble and doesn't get even halfway near to doing justice to Virginia Andrews' work. As the key character, Cathy, Kirsty Swanson is all wrong, while her siblings Chris, Carrie, and Cory (played by Jeb Stuart Adams, Lindsay Parker, and Ben Ryan Ganger) don't engage the interest. Perhaps the most interesting character in the film is Corrine, their mother, played by Victoria Tennant, and given a bit of characterisation.

I just think the material is pretty unfilmable without it veering into pseudo-porn or just becoming a catalogue of violence. Stick to the books and avoid this.



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