Separate Lives (film)

Separate Lives
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Madden
Written by	Steven Pressfield
Produced by	Mark Amin Diane Nabatoff Guy Riedel
Starring	James Belushi Linda Hamilton Vera Miles Elisabeth Moss
Cinematography	Kees Van Oostrum
Edited by	Janice Hampton
Music by	William Olvis
Production companies	Trimark Pictures Radar Pictures
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures
Release date	September 8, 1995 (1995-09-08)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Separate Lives is a 1995 American psychological thriller film directed by David Madden and starring James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Vera Miles and Elisabeth Moss.

Plot[]

Dr. Lauren Porter's friend was killed a few years ago. Tom Beckwith, an ex-cop who gave up the profession after his wife died, follows Lauren's classes in order to become a psychiatrist. He learns that Lauren has a personality disorder after she convinces him to follow her with a camera and film her.

On his first tailing, Tom is beaten by a nightclub's owner who also turns out to be the boyfriend of Lauren's alter ego, Lena. Tom quits, but Lauren persuades him to reconsider. They confide in each other about their respective families. Tom is having a hard time raising his tomboyish daughter Ronni alone while Lauren confides she was the only witness for her mother and stepfather's murders. Her real father, meanwhile, has moved on and is now a happy husband and father again.

Tom tries to connect with his ex-colleagues in investigating the murders. He learns that Lauren has an ex-husband, Charles, with whom she stayed on good terms. However, Charles is soon killed.

Tom decides to invite Lauren home for a dinner, where she makes Ronni understand that despite any personal problems, Tom is still her father and cares about her.

Believing the solution can be found at Lauren's childhood house, Tom drives her there. They discover that Lauren's dad is the real culprit. He manipulated his daughter, the only witness, by saying that she was as responsible as he was. Tom is shot in the arm, and Lauren tries to get her father to not kill his own daughter, but her father coldly refuses to let her go and prepares to kill Lauren, claiming he has always hated her and his family. Seeing Lauren's father as the irredeemable monster he truly is, Tom gets back up and manages to disarm Lauren's dad, before throwing him out the window to his death.

Tom promises to keep in touch with Lauren, who is committed to an asylum. Before he departs, they kiss.

Cast[]

External links[]

• Separate Lives at IMDb
• Separate Lives at Rotten Tomatoes