I have never personally read the novel but the movie which is disguised as a horror by the trailer is quite downbeat and depressing.
Flowers in the attic movie 1987.
At one point wes craven was scheduled to direct the film and had completed a screenplay draft.
Flowers in the attic is an drama horror mystery thriller movie that was released in 1987 and has a run time of 1 hr 33 min.
After their father dies the teenage siblings along with their younger brother and sister are sent to live with their cruel grandmother olivia louise fletcher.
After their father s death four siblings move into their grandmother s mansion where they suffer a nightmare of cruelty and forbidden passion.
Andrews 1979 novel of the same name.
It is based on v.
Flowers in the attic 1987 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more.
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.
Flowers in the attic is a 1987 psychological horror film starring louise fletcher victoria tennant kristy swanson and jeb stuart adams.
There are secrets chris jeb stuart adams and cathy kristy swanson never knew about their parents.
Movie trailer made using final cut pro for flowers in the attic 1987.
Andrews the lifetime r original movie flowers in the attice is a gothic story of four siblings who after the death of their father are torn from a peaceful life and subjected to abuse resulting from a dark family secret.