False Pretenses

False Pretenses

2004/10/25 • Released • English

TV Movie
Thriller
Drama
5.2
1h 26m

Overview

Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town, and systematically seducing the man who ruined her life. One of six "no frills" TV movies produced in Canada for the Lifetime cable network at a flat cost of 2 million each,

Director : Jason Hreno

Casts
Peta Wilson

Peta Wilson

Dianne / Dee Dee Martin

Stewart Bick

Stewart Bick

Mitchell Thomson

Melanie Nicholls-King

Melanie Nicholls-King

Cerise

Conrad Pla

Conrad Pla

Nando

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

Chasen Boggs

Anthony Lemke

Anthony Lemke

Randal Ackers

David Gow

David Gow

Norm

Jennifer Morehouse

Jennifer Morehouse

Paige Segal

Brian D. Wright

Brian D. Wright

Fred The Manager

Miranda Handford

Miranda Handford

Laura

Cas Anvar

Cas Anvar

Nabil

Andreya Sullivan

Donelle

Marie-Anne Alepin

Chandra

Cristina Rosato

Cristina Rosato

Eva

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