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Separate Lives (1995)
Released By: Trimark   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Trimark
Genre: Mystery-Suspense
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Madden
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Drew Snyder, James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Vera Miles, Elisabeth Moss, Mark Lindsay Chapman
Published ID: 5710
UPC: N/A
Plot: This psychological thriller was cowritten by Steven Pressfield, who went on to become a successful novelist with The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) and historical fiction such as {-Gates of Fire} and {-Tides of War}. Linda Hamilton stars as Lauren Porter, a well-regarded professor of psychology who fears that she may be suffering from multiple personality disorder. As a young girl, she received psychological scars when her mother murdered her stepfather and then committed suicide. She approaches one of her students, Tom Beckwith (James Belushi), a former cop who has quit the force in order to study psychology, and tells him of her concerns. Although he is struggling with his own relationship with his daughter, Beckwith agrees to trail Porter, and before long she has indeed slipped into a totally different personality, that of Lena, a club-hopping swinger. When Lena gets into trouble with a man she's picked up, Beckwith intervenes and receives a brutal beating. Soon, the murder of an investigator and the death of Porter's ex-husband are laid at her feet. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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Separate Lives: Pretty cool story
Added 3/18/2008

This was a very interesting film. It combined a split-personality theme with a smooth detective thriller. It wasn't really hard to figure out the mystery surrounding the plot, but it was very entertaining to watch.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Mediocre film with a good Belushi performance
Added 6/14/2000

SEPARATE LIVES is the story of an ex-cop turned psychology student (JAMES BELUSHI) and his professor (LINDA HAMILTON) who asks him to follow her for a few days because she's been blacking out and waking up in strange situations. He discovers that she's living a double life, and that she is involved in a recent murder case as well as a 20-year old murder case.

Hamilton delivers a solid performance, easily slipping from one personality to another. Belushi, however, is the real impetus behind the film. This is the first film I've seen him carry, and he does it deftly.

The story is mostly predictable with a few clunky twists and turns, but it ends satisfyingly. Having viewed a lot of "thrillers" in the past few years, I can say that this one is in the top half of those. Belushi's performance is what makes the film worth watching -- he gives a great performance in an otherwise mediocre film.


2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Separate Lives: Pretty cool story
Added 3/18/2008

This was a very interesting film. It combined a split-personality theme with a smooth detective thriller. It wasn't really hard to figure out the mystery surrounding the plot, but it was very entertaining to watch.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Separate Lives: Pretty cool story
Added 3/18/2008

This was a very interesting film. It combined a split-personality theme with a smooth detective thriller. It wasn't really hard to figure out the mystery surrounding the plot, but it was very entertaining to watch.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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