Lies of the Twins

Lies of the Twins is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Tim Hunter.^[1]

Lies of the Twins
VHS edition
Written by	Mel Frohman Walter Klenhard
Directed by	Tim Hunter
Starring	Aidan Quinn Isabella Rossellini Iman Claudia Christian Richard Harrison
Theme music composer	David McHugh
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Gary Adelson Craig Baumgarten
Producer	Tim Zinnemann
Cinematography	Declan Quinn
Editor	Howard Smith
Running time	93 minutes
Production companies	Adelson-Baumgarten Productions MCA Television Entertainment
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	August 21, 1991 (1991-08-21)

Plot

A fashion model embarks on a romantic affair with her psychiatrist. The relationship is thrown into question when the protagonist espies her lover with another woman. The man she sees winds up being his evil twin, further complicating matters.^[1][2]

Cast

• Aidan Quinn as James McEwan / Jonathan McEwan
• Isabella Rossellini as Rachel Marks
• Iman as Cat (sometimes credited as Elie)
• Claudia Christian as Felice
• Richard Harrison as Jack Roth

Production

Lies of the Twins, which first aired on the USA Network, is based on the novel Lives of the Twins by Joyce Carol Oates, writing under the pen-name Rosamond Smith.^[3] In an interview, Oates indicated that the filmmakers "changed the plot quite a bit. I didn't watch it."^[4]

Much of the film was shot at Richard Harrison's beachfront home in Malibu.^[5] It was one of the first productions that supermodel Iman worked on during her maiden year in Hollywood.^[6]

Lies of the Twins was produced by Tim Zinnemann for MCA Television Entertainment (MTE).^[3] Mel Frohman and Walter Klenhard prepared the teleplay,^[3] with Howard Smith serving as editor. David McHugh provided the film score and Peter Paul Raubertas supplied the production design. Declan Quinn, brother of male lead Aidan Quinn, was in charge of cinematography.^[7] It is known as Bugie allo specchio in Italy.^[8]

Home Video

Lies of the Twins was released on VHS in 1992 by MCA Universal.

Reception

The film was generally well-received by critics upon release.^[9]