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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

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Type: Features

Rating: R (Not For Children)

Running Time: 103 Minutes

Starring: James Spader, Mädchen Amick, Bess Armstrong, Fredric Lehne, Larry Miller

Directed by: Nicholas Kazan

Dream Lover

Indice

1994-USA-Psychological Thriller

N.Y. Times Review by Janet Maslin

PLOT DESCRIPTION

A man discovers that what he doesn't know can hurt
him, especially when it comes to his wife, in this suspense drama. Ray
Reardon (James Spader) is an architect who has just gone through a messy divorce;
while his friends sing the praises of the single life, Ray would prefer to
settle into a life of middle-class domesticity with a home, wife, and
family. Ray meets a beautiful but mysterious woman named Lena
(Madchen Amick) at a party, and for him it's love at first sight; while she
remains elusive, Ray pursues her avidly, and before long he proposes, even
though he doesn't know her especially well. A few years later, they're
seemingly happily married with children. But Lena's
behavior starts to become erratic and depressive, and she is no longer
willing to account for where she's been or what she's been doing. Ray is
convinced that Lena has been having an
affair and begins doing some research into her past; he soon discovers her
previous life bears little resemblance to what she told him and that she's
been lying to him about nearly every part of her history and their
relationship. Lena contends that she's
just "a regular screwed-up person," but in time, Ray realizes
that there's a purpose behind her duplicity: she's trying to convince
people that he is insane. Dream Lover was the directorial debut of
screenwriter Nicholas Kazan. ~ Mark
Deming, All Movie Guide

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About: PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES (MOVIE)

cast for 'Dream Lover'

James Spader - Ray Reardon

Mädchen Amick - Lena Reardon

Bess Armstrong - Elaine

Fredric Lehne - Larry

Larry Miller - Norman

Kathleen York - Martha

Blair Tefkin - Cheryl

Scott Coffey - Billy

Clyde Kusatsu - Judge

William Shockley - Buddy

Alexander Folk - Oscar

Archie Lang - Judge

Erick Avari - Dr. Spatz

Gretchen Becker - Celine Rogers

Harriet C. Leider - Carnival Woman

Irwin Keyes - Officer

Janel Moloney - Alice

Jeanne Bates - Jeanne

Joel McKinnon Miller - Minister

Joseph Scorsiani - Martha's Lawyer

Kate Williamson - Mrs Sneeder

Lucy Butler - Ray's Secretary

Michael Chow - Mr Mura

Michael Milhoan - Ray's Lawyer

Paul Ben-Victor - Clown

Robert David Hall - Dr. Sheen

Sandra Kinder - Beautician

Shawne Rowe - Debby

Talya Ferro - Cora's Sister

Tom Lillard - Mr Sneeder

production credits

Jill Savitt - Editor

Sigurjon Sighvatsson - Producer

Wallis Nicita - Producer

Edward R. Pressman - Executive Producer

Johanna Ray - Casting

Elon Dershowitz - Co-producer

David Brownlow - Sound/Sound Designer

Bruce Hill - Art Director

Louis G. Friedman - Production Designer

Barbara Tfank - Costume Designer

Mary Ellen Woods - First Assistant Director

Mary Jo Devenney - Sound/Sound Designer

Tim Clawson - Producer

Christopher Young - Composer (Music Score)

Susan R. Crutcher - Editor

Steve Golin - Executive Producer

Jean-Yves Escoffier - Cinematographer

Richard Hoover - Production Designer

Brian Kasch - Set Designer

Nicholas Kazan - Screenwriter, Director

Lauren Lloyd - Producer

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