Movie

False Pretenses (2004)

• October 25, 2004
• 1h 26m

• TV Movie
• Thriller
• Drama

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

Writers

Tom Swale

Starring

Peta Wilson, Stewart Bick, Melanie Nicholls-King