Theresa (Diane Keaton), a prim young teacher of deaf children, seeks her off-duty excitement in singles bars, drugs and one-night stands with tragic results.
Her quest for high-risk sexual adventures lead her to a violent encounter with a bisexual psychopath convincingly played by Tom Berenger.
A strong performance by Keaton in a sordid and ultimately depressing film which is based on a bestseller by Judith Rossner; a fictionalised account of the real-life murder of a New York schoolteacher by a man she met in a singles bar.
Also making an impact in the film is Richard Gere in the role of Tony Lopanto, chilling as the self-styled “greatest fuck of your whole life”, from whose sadistic treatment Theresa derives a perverse pleasure.
Writer and director Richard Brooks said of Keaton; “I wondered if Diane could handle the dark side, but she’s sensational”.
Theresa
Diane Keaton Katherine
Tuesday Weld Tony Lopanto
Richard Gere James
William Atherton Mr Dunn
Richard Kiley Gary
Tom Berenger Martin
Alan Feinstein Mrs Dunn
Priscilla Pointer Brigid
Laurie Prange Barney
Joel Fabiani Black Cat
Julius Harris George
Richard Bright Cap Jackson
LeVar Burton Mrs Jackson
Marilyn Coleman Marvella
Carole Mallory
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