Flower In The Attic Movie 1987

Flowers in the attic is a 1987 psychological horror film starring louise fletcher victoria tennant kristy swanson and jeb stuart adams it is based on v.

Flower in the attic movie 1987.

With louise fletcher victoria tennant kristy swanson jeb stuart adams. Flowers in the attic is the story of four children who are confined to an attic and abandoned by their mother while fending for themselves they realise they have to take desperate measures to escape. Based on the popular novel by v. At one point wes craven was scheduled to direct the film and had completed a screenplay draft.

After their father s death four siblings move into their grandmother s mansion where they suffer a nightmare of cruelty and forbidden passion. Andrews flowers in the attic centers on such chancy topics as incest and misguided religiosity. Andrews 1979 novel of the same name. When their father is killed teenagers cathy kristy swanson.

Directed by jeffrey bloom. I have never personally read the novel but the movie which is disguised as a horror by the trailer is quite downbeat and depressing.