Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
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Andrew Stevens
David Young
Mary Page Keller
Kate Christopher
David Ramsey
George Masterson
Josh Segal
Jason
Bill Hindman
Dr. Ben Brightman
Jackie Davis
Detective Whitcomb
Nicole Fortier
Elizabeth Masterson
Tony Shepherd
Wally
Tom Kouchalakos
Michael Murphy
Jennifer Hingel
Jennifer
Richard Jason
Elizabeth's Son
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- Release Date 10/23/1987
- Language English
- Director Richard Friedman
- Editor Nick Stagliano
- Cinematographer Yuri Denysenko
- Producer Daniel F. Bacaner
- Budget $1,300,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | May 15, 1987 | Premiere (Cannes Film Festival) | — |
| United States | Oct 23, 1987 | Theatrical | R |
| CO | May 25, 1988 | Theatrical | — |
| United States | Oct 3, 2014 | Physical (DVD & Blu-ray) | — |
| Germany | Oct 28, 2022 | Physical | 18 |
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