Diversion (film)

1980 British film

Diversion

Directed by| James Dearden
Written by| James Dearden
Starring| Stephen Moore
Edited by| Chris Wyatt

Production
company

Dearfilm

Distributed by| GTO Films[1]

Release date

* October 1980 (1980-10)

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

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When his wife, Annie, and son, Charlie, go on holiday to visit Annie's family, a journalist named Guy asks a woman named Erica to dinner after meeting her at a party. The two then begin to have an affair and sleep with each other the same night before Guy returns home the next morning. However, Erica begins to cling to him. Guy reluctantly spends the following day with Erica. When he tries to leave, she cuts her wrists. Guy helps her and leaves in the morning. Annie and Charlie return home the same day, with the former unaware of Guy's affair over the weekend. While writing a report, Guy is called by Erica who demands that she see him. The two fight over the phone as Guy refuses to resume the affair. This attracts Annie's attention and Guy quickly lies about who he was talking to over the phone before it rings again which he lies is a wrong number. After Erica continues to call the house, Annie curiously picks up the phone as Guy nervously watches before the screen cuts to black.

## Cast

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

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Diversion at IMDb

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Fatal Attraction

Adaptations|

* 2014 stage play
* 2023 television series

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* Diversion (1980)
* Carolyn Warmus
* Fatal Instinct (1993)
* Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy

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Films directed by James Dearden

* Diversion (1980)
* The Cold Room (1984)
* Pascali's Island (1988)
* A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
* Rogue Trader (1999)
* Belle du Seigneur (2012)

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