The Surrogate

Oct 15, 1984

1h 40m

★ 4.5

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Horror

Production Companies

Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)

Télé-Métropole

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Outrage Productions Inc.

The Surrogate Trailers

Cast

Frank Waite

Art Hindle

Anouk Vanderlin

Carole Laure

Lee Waite

Shannon Tweed

Eric

Jim Bailey

George Kyber

Michael Ironside

Dr. Foreman

Marilyn Lightstone

Woman at Anouk's

Jackie Burroughs

Maggie Simpson

Barbara Law

John Manyon

Gary Reineke

Brenner

Jonathan Welsh

Fashion Designer

Jean-Claude Poitras

Drunk

Dean Hagopian

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