False Pretenses (2004)

Falling victim to a glib con artist named Michael (Stewart Bick), Texas housewife Diane (Peta Wilson) loses all her money, a disaster that drives her husband Randal (Anthony Lemke) to suicide. Unable to get justice through the official channels, Diane mounts her own plan of revenge. This involves assuming a new identity, trading in her blonde tresses for a redheaded "do", moving to a small town, and systematically seducing the man who ruined her life. One of six "no frills" TV movies produced in Canada for the Lifetime cable network at a flat cost of 2 million each,

Cast (14)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Peta Wilson

Dianne / Dee Dee Martin

S

Stewart Bick

Mitchell Thomson

Melanie Nicholls-King

Cerise

Conrad Pla

Nando

Francis X. McCarthy

Chasen Boggs

Anthony Lemke

Randal Ackers

David Gow

Norm

Jennifer Morehouse

Paige Segal

Brian D. Wright

Fred The Manager

Miranda Handford

Laura

Cas Anvar

Nabil

A

Andreya Sullivan

Donelle

M

Marie-Anne Alepin

Chandra

Cristina Rosato

Eva

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