The Seduction (1982)

Taglines: Alone… Terrified… Trapped like an animal. Now she’s fighting back with the only weapon she has… Herself!

The Seduction movie storyline. Los Angeles anchorwoman Jaime Douglas has it all: a glamorous career on a top-rated news show, a luxurious house in the hills, and a devoted young admirer named Derek. But when Jaime rebuffs his romantic advances, Derek becomes an obsessed stalker who plays out an increasingly psychotic courtship with the frightened newswoman.

Soon he is threatening every part of her life, secretly watching ever her most intimate moments. Her tough-talking lover can’t help her. A by-the-book policeman can’t protect her. Now Jaime is alone, trapped like an animal and fighting back with the only weapon she has left. Will she finally be forced to use luscious body to fulfill the seduction?

The Seduction is a 1982 American thriller film written and directed by David Schmoeller, and starring Morgan Fairchild, Michael Sarrazin, Vince Edwards, and Andrew Stevens. Its plot follows a Los Angeles news anchor who is aggressively pursued by an obsessive male stalker. The original music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. Reviews for the film have mainly been negative which resulted in three Razzie nominations, including two for Fairchild.

The Seduction was written and directed by David Schmoeller, who had previously directed the slasher film Tourist Trap (1979). Irwin Yablans served as a co-producer alongside Bruce Cohn Curtis, marking their third producing collaboration after Roller Boogie (1979) and Hell Night (1981). According to Fairchild, Schmoeller’s screenplay was partly inspired by a real stalking case revolving around a Los Angeles newscaster who was harassed by an obsessed viewer.

Filming took place in Los Angeles over a period of seven weeks in the spring of 1981. Producer Yablans had hoped to complete production before the June 30 expiry of the Directors Guild of America contract. The shoot was met by several protests when Yablans hired an exclusively non-union crew. Frank Capra Jr. served as an executive producer on the film.

Directed by: David Schmoeller
Starring: Morgan Fairchild, Michael Sarrazin, Vince Edwards, Andrew Stevens, Colleen Camp, Kevin Brophy, Joanne Linville, Bob DeSimone, Richard Reed, Marilyn Staley, Wendy Smith Howard
Screenplay by: David Schmoeller
Cinematography by: Mac Ahlberg
Film Editing by: Anthony DiMarco
Music by: Lalo Schifrin
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Embassy Pictures
Release Date: January 22, 1982