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.
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- 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
I was so excited to learn that there was going to be a 2014 remake of "FItA." However, I was a little nervous to learn that Lifetime was going to be the venue. After reading the book, I thought that the only TV station that could do it justice would be HBO, Showtime or Starz. So nonetheless, I excitedly awaited the premier of this on Lifetime, so much so that I waited until midnight to catch the replay (I was spending MLK weekend in a cabin with some girlfriends and a few guys that I couldn't convince to tune in for the 8pm showing!). After viewing it, I decided that it was neither better nor no worse than the 80s film.
First of all, the Lifetime film was much closer to the novel, even down to small details like the picture of Hell in the room. Unlike the 80s film, in which the story took place in the present time (the 80s), the remake takes place in the correct time period, the 50s. This film succeeds in some places and fails in others.
The good: Again, very close to the novel. The film is also beautifully shot with gorgeous 50s period costumes and dark, Gothic eerie-ness. Ellen Berstyn as "The Grandmother," Olivia, was good. What's funny is she actually portrayed a three-dimensional character, as opposed to Louise Fletcher's 80s portrayal, which was more one-dimensional, but, to me, MUCH more evil and fun to hate. BUT when Ellen's Grandmother got nasty, she got NASTY very well! When a grown woman threatens a little kid and makes a fist, that's pretty disturbing! The actor who portrayed Chris was also good, or at least better than the one who portrayed the character in the original.
The neutral: The lead actress who played Cathy (Kiernan Shipka) portrayed her completely differently than the one that played her in the 80s film (Kristy Swanson). Instead of a sweet, quiet and occasionally angry girl, we get a very 21-st century, kind but sarcastic hard @$$. This could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your taste and/or how you interpreted the book.
The bad: Heather Graham is a gorgeous, sexy and talented actress. However, I can't help but feel that most of her talent must lie in comedy. She looked beautiful in the costumes, but I didn't care for her acting in this at all. And, well, this movie was kind of boring. Despite the producers actually showing some of the more tawdry details of the novels, I still felt that Lifetime held back. To me this was the opportunity to capture the craziness of the novel, and it just failed.
I did enjoy this, but it wasn't any better than the original film, unfortunately. It was just a slightly different version.
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