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Deathtrap is a 1982 thriller film about a playwright who tries to pass off a student's script as his own. It is based on Ira Levin's play of the same name. The plot involves a great many twists, including the revelation that the characters played by Caine and Reeve are lovers. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Thriller films are movies that primarily use action and suspense to engage the audience. ...
A playwright is someone who writes for the theatre. ...
Ira Levin (born August 27, 1929 in New York) is a Jewish-American author of fiction thriller novels and is also a playwright and songwriter. ...
A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ...
A Plot twist is a change (twist) in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film or novel. ...
The cast includes Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon, Irene Worth, Henry Jones, Joe Silver, Tony DiBenedetto, Al LeBreton, Francis B. Creamer Jr, Stewart Klein, Jeffrey Lyons, and Joel Siegel. Though the film was widely hailed, for her performance in the film, Cannon was nominated for the 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards for "Worst Supporting Actress." Michael Caine Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, CBE (born 14 March 1933), known professionally as Sir Michael Caine, is an Oscar winning English film actor. ...
Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 â October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ...
Samile Diane Friesen (born January 4, 1937 in Tacoma, Washington to a Baptist father and a Jewish mother), better known as Dyan Cannon, is an American film and television actress. ...
Henry Jones is a fictional character in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. ...
Joel Siegel is a film critic for ABC morning show Good Morning America. ...
The 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on April 11, 1983. ...
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