Movie·1988·1h 26m
Track 29
Was he her dream or obsession? Was she his mother or his lover?
Directed By
Nicolas Roeg
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-lost son. Linda embraces Martin and in him finds a welcome reprieve from her unhappy marriage to the neglectful Henry. But soon Martin grows violent and becomes obsessed with Henry -- a philandering man whose only offspring is an expansive model train set that devours his waking hours.
Written By
Dennis Potter
Producer
Rick McCallum, Denis O'Brien
Cinematography
Alex Thomson
Music
Stanley Myers
Editor
Tony Lawson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
46 votes
// cast
Cast
Theresa Russell
Linda Henry
Gary Oldman
Martin
Christopher Lloyd
Henry Henry
Colleen Camp
Arlanda
Sandra Bernhard
Nurse Stein
Seymour Cassel
Dr. Bernard Fairmont
Leon Rippy
Trucker
Vance Colvig Jr.
Mr. Ennis
Kathryn Tomlinson
Receptionist
Elijah Perry
Redneck
Tommy Hull
Counterman
J. Michael Hunter
Waiter
Richard K. Olsen
Delegate
Ted Barrow
Old Man
// crew
Crew
Rick McCallum
Producer
Stanley Myers
Original Music Composer
Nicolas Roeg
Director
Alex Thomson
Director of Photography
Tony Lawson
Editor
Dennis Potter
Writer
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
George Harrison
Executive Producer
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