The Seduction (1982) on Netflix
Jamie Douglas anchors the news in Los Angeles, where her boyfriend, Brandon, is a reporter. A photographer, Derek Sanford, bombards her with flowers and phone calls.
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Plot summary
Derek Sanford photographs Jamie Douglas from an upstairs window as she swims in her backyard pool, then calls her house to say how much he enjoys watching her. His room is papered with her pictures. Jamie anchors the Channel 6 news in Los Angeles; flowers arrive at the station from a mysterious admirer named Derek, and he telephones her office asking her to dinner. She declines. He brings her candy as an apology, then follows her home, forces his way inside, and takes photographs while she screams. Brandon pulls him off. Police captain Max Maxwell tells them Derek has committed no actual crime.
Cast
- Wendy Smith Howardas Julie
- Marii Makas Lisa
- Richard Reedas Floor Manager
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- Michael Griswoldas News Anchorman
- Marilyn Staleyas Newscaster
- Diana Roseas Mrs. Wilson
- Shailar Schmoelleras Ricky Wilson
- Marilyn Wolfas Waitress
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Seduction (1982)
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- Producer Irwin Yablans hired an exclusively non-union crew for the shoot, which was met by several protests, and he had hoped to complete production before the June 30 expiry of the Directors Guild of America contract.
- According to Morgan Fairchild, David Schmoeller's screenplay was partly inspired by a real stalking case: a Los Angeles newscaster who was harassed by an obsessed viewer.
