The Seduction is a 1982

1982 in film

-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...

 thriller film starring Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild

Morgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...

 and Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens

Andrew Stevens is an American executive, film producer, director and former actor.-Early life:Andrew Stevens was born Herman Andrew Stephens in Memphis, Tennessee...

, written and directed by David Schmoeller

David Schmoeller

David Schmoeller is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is notable for directing several full-length theatrical horror movies including Tourist Trap , The Seduction , Puppet Master , Catacombs , and Crawlspace starring Klaus Kinski.-Biography:Schmoeller was born in...

. The original music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin

Lalo Schifrin is an Argentine composer, pianist and conductor. He is best known for his film and TV scores, such as the "Theme from Mission: Impossible". He has received four Grammy Awards and six Oscar nominations...

. The film was marketed with the tagline "Alone... frightened... trapped like an animal." Although reviews for the film have mainly been negative which resulted in three Razzie nominations (including two for Fairchild), Oscar-winner Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis was an American actress of film, television and theater. Noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic characters, she was highly regarded for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional...

 was a fan of this film and after watching it on cable television she allegedly sent actress Morgan Fairchild a letter praising her work.

Plot summary

Jamie Douglas is a beautiful TV newswoman with a successful career in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 and a stable relationship with Brandon. Derek is an obsessed, psychopathic photographer who stalks her.

Main cast

• Morgan Fairchild
  Morgan Fairchild
  Morgan Fairchild is an American actress. She achieved prominence during the late 1970s and early 1980s with continuing roles in several television series, in which she usually conveyed a glamorous image. Fairchild has also performed in live theater and played guest roles in television comedies...
  
   - Jamie Douglas
• Michael Sarrazin
  Michael Sarrazin
  Michael Sarrazin was a Canadian film and television actor who found fame opposite Jane Fonda in the drama film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? .- Early life :...
  
   - Brandon
• Vince Edwards
  Vince Edwards
  Vince Edwards was an American actor, director, and singer, best known for the roles of TV doctor "Ben Casey", and Maj. Cliff Bricker in the 1968 war film The Devil's Brigade.-Early life:...
  
   - Maxwell
• Andrew Stevens
  Andrew Stevens
  Andrew Stevens is an American executive, film producer, director and former actor.-Early life:Andrew Stevens was born Herman Andrew Stephens in Memphis, Tennessee...
  
   - Derek
• Colleen Camp
  Colleen Camp
  Colleen Celeste Camp is an American actress and film producer, known for her performances in two installments of the Police Academy series and as Yvette the Maid in the 1985 black comedy Clue. She was also the first actress to play Kristin Shepard in U.S. prime time soap opera Dallas in 1979.Camp...
  
   - Robin
• Kevin Brophy
  Kevin Brophy
  Kevin M. Brophy is an American film and TV actor, born November 1, 1953, Salt Lake City, Utah, best known for his portrayal of the title character in Lucan. He was able to appear together with his wife, Amy, in the 1994 film The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III.-Partial filmography:*I'm Losing...
  
  - Bobby