Flowers In The Attic

The only thing I can say about the movie is that it's a terrible interpretation of the book. There are many subtle and not so subtle differences between the movie and the book. One of the few bright spots is that Miss Andrews has a cameo appearance in the film as a maid cleaning a window. Don't blink, or you'll miss it.

The Cast

Victoria Tenant As Corrine

Louise Fletcher As Olivia

Kristy Swanson As Cathy

Jeb Stuart Adams As Chris Jr.

Lindsey Parker As Carrie

Ben Granger As Cory

Marshall Colt As Chris Sr.

Nathan Davies As Malcom

Alex Koba As John Amos

Leonard Mann As Bart Winslow

Clare C. Peck As the narrator

Interesting Notes About The Movie
Exterior shots for the movie took place at the Crane House, located in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
V.C. Andrews stated that the Crane House was the very image of Foxworth Hall.
She turned down five scripts before accepting Jeffrey Bloom's version.
Andrews told Kristy Swanson, "You're exactly as I picture Cathy."
V.C. Andrews cameo, which was scene 62a, occurs 44 minutes into the film, lasting exactly 2.5 seconds.
She passed away before seeing the finished movie, which was released in 1987.
Wes Craven, of Nightmare On Elm Street fame, had also written a script for Flowers In The Attic that was much more darker and violent than Bloom's version but the project never got off the ground.

Differences between the book and the movie

The Book	The Movie
Chris Sr. is Corrines half-uncle.	Chris Sr. is Corrines uncle.
Corrine receives 48 lashes.	Corrine receives 17 lashes.
Doughnuts are laced with arsenic.	Cookies are laced with arsenic.
The Grandmother puts hot tar in Cathy's hair.	The Grandmother cuts off Cathy's hair.
Chris slits his wrist.	Chris slits his arm at the elbow.
Cory is trapped in a trunk.	Cory falls asleep in an open wicker basket.
Chris and Cathy hide in a chest to watch the Christmas party.	They hide behind a heating vent.
Corrine doesn't die.	Corrine falls from a balcony and dies.

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