Lady Beware is a 1987

1987 in film

-Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records....

 American

United States

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 thriller film, directed

Film director

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 by Karen Arthur

Karen Arthur

Karen Arthur is an American film director, producer, and actress. She has directed two feature films, Lady Beware and The Mafu Cage , but the majority of her work has been in television, where she has had a long and prolific career directing television movies and series...

. It stars Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Diane Lane is an American film actress.Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at the age of 13 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. Soon after, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine...

, Michael Woods, and Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith is an American stage, film, and television actor.-Biography:He was born Joseph Cotter Smith in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge...

. The film is marketed with the tagline "When fantasy leads to terror." It was filmed on location in and around Pittsburgh.

Plot summary

Katya Yarno is a window dresser for Horne's

Horne's

The Joseph Horne Company, often referred to simply as Joseph Horne's or Horne's, was an iconic, regional department store chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The store was one of the oldest in the country being founded on February 22, 1849 but due to its regional presence in the country, it...

 department store who specializes in displays with sexy, slightly kinky themes. Surrounded by the equipment of her trade — mannequins and lingerie — Katya lives in a loft apartment in downtown Pittsburgh. She spends her evenings taking her bath by candlelight and thinking up new and more provocative window displays.

Katya soon becomes the obsession of Jack Price, a handsome (and married) psychopath. Jack proceeds to stalk Katya and makes her life a living hell. Tired of being harassed, Katya decides to give Jack a taste of his own medicine.

Main cast

• Diane Lane
  Diane Lane
  Diane Lane is an American film actress.Born and raised in New York City, Lane made her screen debut at the age of 13 in George Roy Hill's 1979 film A Little Romance, starring opposite Sir Laurence Olivier. Soon after, she was featured on the cover of Time magazine...
  
   - Katya Yarno
• Michael Woods - Jack Price
• Cotter Smith
  Cotter Smith
  Cotter Smith is an American stage, film, and television actor.-Biography:He was born Joseph Cotter Smith in Washington, D.C., the son of Madeline and John Lewis Smith, Jr., who was a federal judge...
  
   - Mac Odell
• Peter Nevargic - Lionel
• Edward Penn - Mr. Thayer
• Tyra Ferrell
  Tyra Ferrell
  -Career:She appeared in Jungle Fever , which starred Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. She also had roles in films such as Boyz n the Hood , White Men Can't Jump , and Poetic Justice...
  
   - Nan
• Clayton D. Hill - Police Officer #1
• David Crawford
  David Crawford
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   - Katya's father
• Ray Laine - Doctor
• Bingo O' Malley - Man in Window
• Don Brockett
  Don Brockett
  Don Brockett was an American actor, comedian, and producer and director from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for his portrayal of Chef Brockett on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood...
  
  - Locksmith