Devil in the Flesh
She's a hot... cold blooded killer.
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more unhinged. She develops an intense crush on her hunky creative writing teacher, Peter Rinaldi, but her numerous attempts at seduction end in failure. Soon Peter's friends start turning up dead, and he fears that his fiancée, Marilyn, may be Debbie's next victim.
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Cast
Rose McGowan
Debbie Strand
Alex McArthur
Peter Rinaldi
Phil Morris
Det. Joe Rosales
Peg Shirley
Fiona Long
Robert Silver
Det. Phil Archer
J.C. Brandy
Janie Magray
Sherrie Rose
Marilyn
Ryan Bittle
Greg Straffer
Julia Nickson
Anna Nakashi
Philip Boyd
Todd Sauser
Aloma Wright
Secretary
Rick Overton
Dr. Milletson
Ed Berke
Fire Chief
Tom Simmons
Fireman #2
James Jude Courtney
Mr. Roberts
Endre Hules
Host
Sara Van Horn
School Clerk
Wendy Robie
Joyce Saunders
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Reviews
Wuchak
_**Fatal attraction involving a high school girl and her teacher**_
In the Los Angeles area, a teenager (Rose McGowan) has to move in with her strict grandmother after a dubious house fire kills her mother & boyfriend. At her new school she sets her sights on the creative writing teacher (Alex McArthur), who already has a serious girlfriend (Sherrie Rose).
“Devil in the Flesh” (1998), also known as “Dearly Devoted,” is a coming-of-rage drama/thriller cut from the same cloth as other lethal Lolita flicks like "Poison Ivy" (1992) and “The Crush” (1993), as well as earlier ones "Summer Girl" (1983) and "The Babysitter" (1980). It’s basically a variation of “Fatal Attraction” (1987) with a teenage female. This one has its nuances so it’s not an exact copy.
It begins impressively with an artistic flair, so I was expecting the imaginative expertise of “Poison Ivy,” but it settles into a rather pedestrian story stressing the alluring power of a beautiful young woman combined with the foolish obsession of a teenager.
Naturally, the best thing about it is sultry McGowan, who was 24 during shooting. But it has other entertaining bits, such as the catchy rock soundtrack featuring several no-name bands of the 90s.
The film runs about 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in Altadena, California, which is just north of Pasadena in the Los Angeles area.
GRADE: B-/C+
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