Masquerade (1988 film)

Masquerade is a 1988 American romance mystery thriller film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, and Doug Savant. Written by Dick Wolf, the film is about a recently orphaned millionairess who falls in love with a young yacht racing captain who isnt completely truthful with her about his past. The film was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery Motion Picture in 1989.

Olivia is living in the family mansion with her alcoholic stepfather, Tony Gateworth John Glover, and his new livein girlfriend, Anne Briscoe Dana Delany. Her mothers will provided that Gateworth retain access to the familys eight properties. Olivia has nothing but contempt for her stepfather, who married her mother for her money. At her family attorneys office in New York City, Olivia learns she cannot restrict Gateworths access to her homes, and the nearly one million dollars a year he receives from the estate barely covers his gambling debts.Olivia and Tim go sailing on her boat Masquerade, which was her late fathers pride and joy. Later, at Olivias mansion, they are confronted by a drunk Gateworth who insults Tim, his former sailing competitor. In the coming days, Olivia and Tim begin dating and eventually fall in love. Olivias newfound happiness, however, is soon offset by another ugly confrontation with Gateworth who tells her as her guardian he wants Tim out of her life. Olivia confides to her aunt that Tim is the first man shes felt comfortable with and that he isnt interested in her money. Later that day, at a lobster house on the outskirts of town, Gateworth and Tim meet surreptitiously to discuss their conspiracy to murder Olivia for her money. When Tim expresses doubts, Gateworth threatens to expose his past. He tells him the next step is to gain Olivias confidence by having Tim defend her against him. ........

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