Mesmerized (film)

Mesmerized (also known as Shocked and My Letter to George) is a 1986 drama film directed by Michael Laughlin and starring Jodie Foster, John Lithgow and Michael Murphy.[2][3]

Mesmerized
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Laughlin
Produced byAntony I. Ginnane
Written byMichael Laughlin
Based onstory by Jerzy Skolimowski
StarringJodie Foster
John Lithgow
Michael Murphy
Production
company
RKO-Challenge
Orinward Limited-Camperdown Produductions
Distributed byThorn EMI (video)
Release date
1986 (video)
Running time
97 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
Australia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.2 million[1]

It was a co-production between Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States with RKO Pictures. The film was titled Mesmerized during production and upon release in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. It was released in the US in 1986 as My Letter to George, and elsewhere as Shocked.

Plot

An orphaned New Zealand girl marries a much older wealthy businessman. Strains soon develop between them, at great emotional and physical toll on them and those around them, from family and servants, to business and trade associates and clientele.

Cast

References

  1. "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1984, pg 259.
  2. "Mesmerized (1984)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p107


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