One of the cult eighties hits that haunted me a boy has been given the small-screen remake treatment via Lifetime (although looking back, while sometimes shocking, is not as disturbing as I remember). Virginia Andrews’ controversial novel FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC is a chilling tale of maternal betrayal and forbidden love, and is set to air in the US next week on the 18th January. We have two trailers giving us a hint at the horrors to come, as well as promotional artwork from the TV movie led by Oscar-winner Ellen Burstyn and Heather Graham in roles previous played by Louise Fletcher and Victoria Tennant.
Based on V.C. Andrews’ controversial book that quickly became a cult classic, the Lifetime Original Movie “Flowers in the Attic” weaves the twisted story of the Dollanganger kids who, after the unexpected death of their father, are convinced by their mother Corrine (Heather Graham) to stay hidden in the attic of their wealthy grandparents’ mansion so she can reclaim the family fortune. But as her visits begin to wane after she becomes involved with a new husband (Dylan Bruce), the children endure unimaginable treatment at the hands of their ruthless grandmother Olivia Foxworth (Ellen Burstyn). As years go by and the eldest children Cathy (Kiernan Shipka) and Christopher (Mason Dye) come of age, both emotionally and physically, their family’s sordid past entraps them further as they look to each other for comfort.
Source: Lifetime
