Masquerade (1988)
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43% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(1,466 ratings)
American-born French film director Bob Swaim directed this sordid tale of greed, deception, machinations and murder. The darkly beautiful Meg Tilly stars as Olivia Lawrence, member of the Hamptons social elite and heiress to a vast fortune, who becomes attracted to dangerous newcomer Tim Whalen (Rob… More American-born French film director Bob Swaim directed this sordid tale of greed, deception, machinations and murder. The darkly beautiful Meg Tilly stars as Olivia Lawrence, member of the Hamptons social elite and heiress to a vast fortune, who becomes attracted to dangerous newcomer Tim Whalen (Rob Lowe). She unwittingly falls into his web of deceit, as he and her stepfather (John Glover) plot her murder in order to gain the $3,000,000 in her trust fund. Inspired in plot by the film noir classics of the '40s, Masquerade lacks the style and originality of the originals. The film noticeably lacks suspense; there is no sustained tension, and many of the characters seem included simply for the sake of bizarreness. However, Tilly manages to carry the film all on her own with her considerable talent and natural screen presence. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Swaim
- Genres
- Horror, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Mar 11, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Film Threat
A tense, well-performed erotic thriller....Lowe's at the top of his game
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
annoyingly lame
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Exposes a society riven by class warfare.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Filme que poderia ser interessante perde-se em função das reviravoltas forçadas do roteiro e da péssima atuação de Tilly.
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Blake Davis, KFOR Channel 4 News
A top-notch thriller with genuine surprises and a great, affluent atmosphere.
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Cast
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Rob Lowe
as Tim Whalan
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Meg Tilly
as Olivia Lawrence
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Doug Savant
as Mike McGill
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Kim Cattrall
as Brooke Morrison
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John Glover
as Tony Gateworth
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Dana Delany
as Anne Briscoe
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Edwin Bordo
as Mortician
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Peter Carew
as Tailor
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Brian Davies
as Granger Morrison
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Barton Heyman
as Tommy McGill
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Erik Holland
as Chief of Police
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Cristen Kauffman
as Holly
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Timothy Landfield
as Sam
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Maeve McGuire
as Aunt Eleanor
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Bernie McInerney
as Harland Fitzgerald
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James Raitt
as Store Manager
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Maryann Urbano
as Cousin
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Ira Wheeler
as Uncle Charles
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Bob Swaim
as Man in Diner
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Robert D. Wilson Sr.
as Dock Man
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Dick Wolf
as Sedgewick
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James Caulfield
as Cop
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John Henry Cox
as Cop
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Paddy Croft
as Bridget
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Carl Tye Evans
as Cousin
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Lois Dian Hicks
as Judge
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Dorothy Lancaster
as Nun
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Bill Lopatto
as Weyburn
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Pirie MacDonald
as Cantrell
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Karen McLaughlin
as Jillian
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Mary McTigue
as Morrison Maid
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Evan O'Neill
as Debutante
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Marilyn Raphael
as Maid
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Henry Ravelo
as Alberto
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Nada Rowand
as Mrs. Chase
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Benjamin Lee Swaim
as French Boy
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Christopher Thomas Swaim
as French Boy
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Michael Tadross
as Kid on Dock
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Bruce Tuthill
as Lt.Wacker
