Diversion (film)

Diversion
Diversion
Directed by	James Dearden
Written by	James Dearden
Starring	Stephen Moore
Edited by	Chris Wyatt
Production; company	Dearfilm
Distributed by	GTO Films
Release date	October 1980;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Diversion is a 1980 British film written and directed by James Dearden. It was later adapted into the 1987 thriller film Fatal Attraction, for which Dearden wrote the screenplay.^[2]^[3]

Plot

A happily married man has an affair with another woman when his wife is away, but the other woman wants more than just a one-night stand.

Cast

Stephen Moore as Guy
Cherie Lunghi as Erica
Morag Hood as Annie
Ned Vukovic as Waiter
Dickon Horsey as Charlie
Alice as Dog

References

^ "Diversion (1979)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "'Fatal Attraction' Oral History: Rejected Stars and a Foul Rabbit (Published 2017)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
^ "James Dearden: Life After 'Fatal Attraction' (Published 1988)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

External links

Diversion at IMDb

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[1] "Diversion (1979)". BBFC. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[2] "'Fatal Attraction' Oral History: Rejected Stars and a Foul Rabbit (Published 2017)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

[3] "James Dearden: Life After 'Fatal Attraction' (Published 1988)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

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v t e Fatal Attraction
Adaptations	2014 stage play 2023 television series
Related	Diversion (1980) Carolyn Warmus Fatal Instinct (1993) Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy
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