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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 06/01/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Thriller, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Psychological Thriller

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, All Movie Guide

Rob Lowe - Tim Whalan
Meg Tilly - Olivia Lawrence
Doug Savant - Mike McGill
Kim Cattrall - Brooke Morrison
John Glover - Tony Gateworth

Bob Swaim directs Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, and Kim Cattrall in the erotically charged thriller Masquerade. The film makes its debut on DVD with a pair of transfers: the widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and is preferable to the standard full-frame image which is also included. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This is a fine, inexpensive release from MGM. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide