The Surrogate

Nov 2 1984 R 1h 40m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Stuck in a sexless marriage, a frustrated well-to-do couple agrees to see a female sex therapist. Unfortunately, she only helps escalate the tensions between them. Meanwhile, the police are baffled by a string of brutal nightly killings.

Plot

Frank and Lee have marital problems: he's been impotent for 18 months, she alternates between sympathy and criticism. His temper gets the best of him, so he's seeing a psychotherapist who finds the anger and the impotence related. She recommends that Frank and Lee hire a mysterious European woman to lead them through fantasies intended to unlock passion and help them heal. At the same time this is going on, the police are investigating a series of stabbings: as corpses pile up, we wonder if Frank's temper may be behind this; or perhaps it's Eric, a cross-dressing neighbor and friend of Lee's; it may even be the European woman, who keeps popping up with new fantasies.

Written by

Don Carmody, Robert Geoffrion

Directed by

Don Carmody

Production Countries

Canada, United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cinépix, Outrage Productions Inc., Télé-Métropole

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
320
Average Rating
4.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA