Beryl Te Wiata, Dan Shor, Derek Hardwick, Don Selwyn, Harry Andrews ...( see more  see more... ) , Jodie Foster , John Lithgow , Jonathan Hardy , Michael Murphy , Philip Holder , Reg Evans

When 18-year-old Victoria (Jodie Foster) -- a beautiful girl who was raised in an orphanage -- catches the eye of middle-aged businessman Oliver Thompson (John Lithgow), her life seems to take a turn ...( read more  read more... )for the better. But when Oliver's possessiveness and creepy eccentricities take on epic proportions, Victoria must try to escape from him any way she can. Set in 1880s New Zealand, this costume thriller is based on a true story.

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PG, 94 min.

Directed by: Michael Laughlin

Release Date: December 31, 1986

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DVD Release Date: February 26, 1998

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  • March 25, 2008
    Letter to Jodie Foster: Part II. Dear Jodie Foster. What the fuck was Mesmerized (aka My Letter to George, aka Shocked)? You had a perfect track record with me until today! That's ok. In the same way that I forgave Eliza Dushku for Soul Survivors, and Sarah Michelle Gellar for Ha...( read more)rvard Man, I shall forgive you for this piece of dynamo turge. It wasn't that it was bad; it was just interminably boring. I almost wished that I'd been slipped that chloroform. Love from your 'shocked', but still loyal fan, Robert. PS. Fingers crossed for Nim's Island!
  • December 30, 2007
    John Lithgow sounds like an Aussie when he's supossed to be a kiwi!
    He does a good job though.
    A lot of holes in the movie that were left unexplained.

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  • gavsouthern
    December 30, 2007
    John Lithgow sounds like an Aussie when he's supossed to be a kiwi!
    He does a good job though.
    A lot of holes in the movie that were left unexplained.

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