False Pretenses
5.5
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,
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Peta Wilson
Dianne / Dee Dee Martin
Known for
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
La Femme Nikita
Stewart Bick
Mitchell Thomson
Known for
Grey Owl
A Walk on the Moon
Melanie Nicholls-King
Cerise
Known for
Black Bird
The Wire
Conrad Pla
Nando
Known for
Riddick
The Expanse
Francis X. McCarthy
Chasen Boggs
Known for
Interstellar
10.5: Apocalypse
Anthony Lemke
Randal Ackers
Known for
Dark Matter
The Listener
David Gow
Norm
Known for
Steal
Pin
Jennifer Morehouse
Paige Segal
Also in
The Day After Tomorrow
White House Down
Brian D. Wright
Fred The Manager
Known for
Gerontophilia
Miranda Handford
Laura
Known for
Wicker Park
Dead Like Me: Life After Death
Cas Anvar
Nabil
Known for
The Expanse
Source Code
Andreya Sullivan
Donelle
No other roles listed
Jason Hreno Director · Tom Swale Writer James Gelfand Composer
United States release October 25, 2004 · Produced in United States, Canada · Production Incendo Productions, Lifetime
Production
Power
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Incendo Productions
Production
Lifetime
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United States · Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 25, 2004
TV
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