Deadly Lessons (1983 film)
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Deadly Lessons is a 1983 made-for-TV movie starring Larry Wilcox
, Academy Award winner Donna Reed
, David Ackroyd
, Diane Franklin
, future Brat Packer Ally Sheedy
and Nancy Cartwright
, later the voice of Bart Simpson
.
Murders began occurring and Det. Russ Kemper (Wilcox) comes to investigate. As more girls are killed, everyone wonders not only who is committing the murders but also who will be next. Stephanie attempts to find the murderer herself, who only kills when a girl wanders around alone. Stephanie enlists the help of the new attractive stable-boy, Eddie, who insteas falls in love with her for 'not being like the other girls.' Soon, Eddie is beginning to be suspected as the murder.
Towards the end of the summer, the girls are slowly evacuated from the school, but Marita is kidnapped on the day she is set to leave by the school's janitor, Robert, who bounds and gags Marita in his quarters on campus. He is apparently deluded into thinking his daughter was Marita's mother (which was not true by any means). However, Martia signals from her captivity to Stephanie who has Kemper follow her to arrest Robert and save Marita from being killed.
The killer turns out to be Det. Kemper, the illegitimate child of headmistress Miss Wade, who had given him up for adoption as a baby.
Larry Wilcox
Larry Wilcox is an American actor, best known for his role as Officer Jonathan "Jon" Baker in CHiPs, an American television series.-Military service:...
, Academy Award winner Donna Reed
Donna Reed
Donna Reed was an American film and television actress.With appearances in over 40 films, Reed received the 1953 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the tramp Lorene in the war drama From Here to Eternity. She is also noted for her role in the perennial Christmas...
, David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd
David Ackroyd is an American actor, who first came to prominence in soap operas such as The Secret Storm and Another World. He was born in Orange, New Jersey, a suburb of Newark.-Career:...
, Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin
Diane Franklin is an American actress.Before she got into acting, Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee. She has worn a distinctive curly hairstyle throughout her career. Her first film role was in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen...
, future Brat Packer Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy
Alexandra Elizabeth "Ally" Sheedy is an American film and stage actress, as well as the author of two books. She is best known for her roles in the Brat Pack films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.-Early life:...
and Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Campbell Cartwright is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist. She is best known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons...
, later the voice of Bart Simpson
Bart Simpson
Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional main character in the animated television series The Simpsons and part of the Simpson family. He is voiced by actress Nancy Cartwright and first appeared on television in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...
.
Plot
A teenaged girl, Stephanie Aggiston, is sent to a pretigious private girl's academy for the summer to brush up on Advanced French, and finds the school to be a bit snobbish, being a girl from the country herself. However, she does make friends with Marita Armstrong, her roommate. Little do they know Marita is being stalked from afar...Murders began occurring and Det. Russ Kemper (Wilcox) comes to investigate. As more girls are killed, everyone wonders not only who is committing the murders but also who will be next. Stephanie attempts to find the murderer herself, who only kills when a girl wanders around alone. Stephanie enlists the help of the new attractive stable-boy, Eddie, who insteas falls in love with her for 'not being like the other girls.' Soon, Eddie is beginning to be suspected as the murder.
Towards the end of the summer, the girls are slowly evacuated from the school, but Marita is kidnapped on the day she is set to leave by the school's janitor, Robert, who bounds and gags Marita in his quarters on campus. He is apparently deluded into thinking his daughter was Marita's mother (which was not true by any means). However, Martia signals from her captivity to Stephanie who has Kemper follow her to arrest Robert and save Marita from being killed.
The killer turns out to be Det. Kemper, the illegitimate child of headmistress Miss Wade, who had given him up for adoption as a baby.
Cast
- Bill PaxtonBill PaxtonWilliam "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...
appears in a small role. - Ally SheedyAlly SheedyAlexandra Elizabeth "Ally" Sheedy is an American film and stage actress, as well as the author of two books. She is best known for her roles in the Brat Pack films The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.-Early life:...
plays Marita. - Donna ReedDonna ReedDonna Reed was an American film and television actress.With appearances in over 40 films, Reed received the 1953 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the tramp Lorene in the war drama From Here to Eternity. She is also noted for her role in the perennial Christmas...
plays Miss Wade, headmistress of a prestigious girls school.