Masquerade (1988 film)

Masquerade
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBob Swaim
Written by
Produced byMichael I. Levy
Starring
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byScott Conrad
Music byJohn Barry
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • March 11, 1988 (1988-03-11)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$15.8 million

Masquerade is a 1988 American neo-noir 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 heiress in the Hamptons who falls in love with a young yacht racing captain who is not completely truthful with her about his past.

Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Masquerade was filmed on location in Long Island in the spring of 1987. It was released theatrically on March 11, 1988. The film grossed $15.8 million at the box office and was met with mixed reviews from film critics, though it received praise for its performances, cinematography, and elements of classic Hollywood film noir. It was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best (Mystery) Motion Picture in 1989.