Evil never looked so good.
A cul-de-sac in an oppressive suburb becomes a literal dead end for wife and mother Karen Christianson when she is brutally murdered in her own home. In the wake of the event, Karen's teenage daughter Ellie begins to exhibit bizarre behaviors as she slowly acquires her mother's demeanor and mannerisms. Meanwhile, Karen's husband Ben nurtures a less-than-innocent interest in the family's sultry live-in nanny, Lena.
Directed byMichael Steinberg
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- January 17, 1998
- Budget
- $4,000,000
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Cast & crew
Julia Stiles
Ellie Christianson
William R. Moses
Ben Christianson
Patrick Muldoon
Lawson Smith
Vanessa Zima
Inger Christianson
Louise Myrback
Lena Anderson
Chelsea Field
Karen Christianson
Casey Rion
Leon
Venessa Verdugo
Police Woman
Michael Parks
Detective Boland
- Directed by
- Michael Steinberg
- Written by
- Eric Weiss
- Produced by
- Frank Beddor
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