Flowers in the Attic
- Episode aired Jan 18, 2014
- TV-14
- 1h 29m
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 5 nominations total
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- TriviaBased on a book written by V.C. Andrews, "Flowers in the Attic" first in a set of five novels. The Dollanganger series is told through four movies, one for each book of the same title: "Flowers in the Attic", followed by "Petals on the Wind", "If There Be Thorns" and then "Seeds of Yesterday". The fifth and last book of the saga "Garden of Shadows" takes place before the "Flowers in the Attic" events. There is no movie for the prequel novel as of June 2019.
- GoofsWhen the teens count the money they stole, a new 5 dollar bill is used.
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Cory: [Cathy looks at painting of an action scene] Where's the sun? It's still night?
Cathy: [runs over, softly speaking and grabbing his shoulders] Cory, don't!
[she turns him around and they are away just in time for Grandmother to come in with the basket of food]
Grandmother: [resigning] Your food.
[children run]
Grandmother: Uh, uh, uh! Get your hands off that. That food has to last you the entire day.
[they run back to Cathy and Carrie hugs Cathy]
Grandmother: I can't be running up and down the stairs! The servants might get suspicious. There'll be eggs for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and chicken for dinner. And I want you to eat all of it. Don't waste one bite of it, you understand? And if you're very good, I may bring you some fruit.
[Christopher comes behind Cory and puts his hands on his brother's shoulders as Cathy is now doing with Carrie]
Christopher: [sincere, serious] Thank you.
Grandmother: I've written out a list of other rules. First of all, you'll keep this room neat and tidy. As if nobody lived here.
[Cathy nods]
Grandmother: No running around or yelling or crying.
Christopher: They're good kids, but they need somewhere to play and make noise.
Grandmother: [walks away] Ah. Over here, there's a... stairway. Leads up to the attic.
[opens the door and shows the stairway]
Cathy: [Bewildered next to a only slightly bemused Christopher] You want us to play in an attic?
Grandmother: [Walks away] Up there, there will be ample room. And, the last Friday of every month, you're to clean out all of your things and hide up there while the maids are cleaning this room.
[Christopher nods]
Grandmother: No one must ever see or hear of you. Do you understand?
[looks to Cathy and Christopher sternly and all nod]
Grandmother: Good, good, 'cause if your grandfather ever discovered that you're here, you'd all be thrown out without a red cent. But not before getting punished for even being alive.
[she walks away and Christopher readjusts his arms around Cory]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.10 (2014)
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Performed by Levi Brown and The Junior Mintz
There are gaps in this movie and the viewer is left wondering exactly why the daughter of Foxworth was alienated from her family. Heather does not even come across as a mother, but more like a best friend to her children. But maybe that is the intended effect. She obviously is not interested or does not care about their well-being.
Also in the book VC Andrews was able to convey a sense of anxiety and claustrophobia as the children feel suffocated from living in such close quarters with no freedom. You can feel their sense of doom and emotional deprivation, as they slowly realize that they are in a sort of prison and may never get out. The director, Chow does not give the viewer this feeling of doom. If there is a sense of frustration and anxiety with their surroundings, it is mild discontent compared to what the book shows. Without this psychological drama, it greatly diminishes the sense of doom, which Gothic novels are big on portraying.
I would not watch this movie again. I had a hard time following it and in a way kind of boring.
- suzanneoxford
- Jan 18, 2014
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