Flowers in the Attic

Written by:
Virginia C. Andrews (novel)
Jeffrey Bloom

Directed by:
Jeffrey Bloom

Made in:
USA in 1987

Actors:
Louise Fletcher .... Grandmother (Olivia)
Victoria Tennant .... Mother (Corrine)
Kristy Swanson .... Cathy
Jeb Stuart Adams .... Chris
Ben Ryan Ganger .... Cory
Lindsay Parker .... Carrie
Marshall Colt .... Father
Nathan Davis .... Grandfather

Plot:
After the death of her husband, a mother takes her kids off to live with their grandparents in a huge, decrepit old mansion. However, the kids are kept hidden in a room just below the attic, visited only by their mother who becomes less and less concerned about them and their failing health, and more concerned about herself and the inheritence she plans to win back from her dying father, to the point of murder... IMDB

Review:
I like this movie, but I think I am one of the few.
It isn't exactly like the book, but it is a series of 5 books, and you have to draw a conclusion somewhere in a movie. I think it is simple and as complex as it needs to be. I am almost finished with the book, still a few chapters left to go, and I definately recommend the book. I do think that the book is better than the movie, but I don't think the movie is bad.