Product Details

• Actors: Goldie Hawn, John Heard, Damon Redfern, Charles Kassatly, Robin Bartlett
• Directors: Damian Harris
• Writers: Mary Agnes Donoghue, Bruce Joel Rubin
• Producers: Ellen Collett, Mary Agnes Donoghue, Michael Finnell, Wendy Dozoretz
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Touchstone / Disney
• VHS Release Date: April 21, 1994
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302320410
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,086 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A marriage that seemed perfect comes crashing down after the supposed death of Jack Saunders, husband of Adrienne Saunders. After his supposed death, strange developments begin to be discovered by Adrienne regarding Jack's past. Developments that lead her to believe she has been Deceived.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nail Biter, September 2, 2003

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deceived [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While some might call the plot twists of this 1991 thriller improbable, for me the tension and build to the film created a momentum that carried us to the incredibly scary climax. Doing less than 30 million in box office, this was not a big hit; but it is a film that holds up remarkably well 12 years after release. Goldie Hawn does an excellent job as Adrienne Saunders, a woman who seems to have it all with a beautiful child and happy marriage. Her husband Jack seems like the All-American father. Then when a colleague of her husband's gets murdered, clue upon clue seems to fly up in her face until Adrienne has to confront her husband. Then he mysteriously dies in a car accident. Director Damian Harris who seems to thrive on thrillers such as last year's "Mercy," does an amazing job of having event build upon event. The supporting cast of characters do a great job from Jack Saunders' sister to Paul Sullivan's mother. While this may not be a perfect film, it is a thriller that packs a wallop. Goldie Hawn delivers an understated and believable performance as the terrorized and deceived wife. This is a film worth discovering or revisiting a little over a decade after its release. Enjoy!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real gem of a thriller in the Hitchcock style!, September 18, 2005

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Kevin Stanton "stanke36" (Pittsburgh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deceived (DVD)

Goldie turns in a fantastic act! The story is believable! The acting, filming, music.... all equate to one hell of a thriller!
John Heard plays the psycho role very well! An original character here, not typical of other similar films.
The story starts slowly, but picks up speed nicely. Tension mounts and lies begin to be uncovered. The creepiest, skin-crawling scene I have ever seen, is when Goldie is sleeping and someone is trying to make love to her! When she wakes up, the look on her face is truly frightening!
Here is a story line like no other! Must see!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good & creepy, December 7, 2003

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Victoria A. Grossack (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deceived (DVD)

This is of the creepy genre variety, with lots of tension. One of the things I liked about it is that Adrienne is NOT weak or bubble-headed; that she begins to doubt when she should; that she is angry when she should be angry. She does her detective work; she fights for herself at the end and saves herself at the end (although I don't see how she could have, in her position, shut the elevator cage behind her). And the film really does make you wonder: how many around us are leading double lives? Is the person next to you honest or not?