Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
| Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Edmond Stevens, based on a novel by Claire R. Jacobs |
| Directed by | Jorge Montesi |
| Starring |
Tori Spelling Ivan Sergei |
| Music by | Irwin Fisch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Diane Sokolow Joan Green (co-executive producer) |
| Producer(s) | Preston Fischer |
| Cinematography | Philip Linzey |
| Editor(s) | Pia Di Ciaula |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
NBC Columbia TriStar Television Mandeville Productions The Sokolow Company |
| Distributor | The Sokolow Company Mandeville Productions Columbia TriStar Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 30, 1996 |
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? is a 1996 television film starring Tori Spelling and Ivan Sergei.
At the start of the film we see a teen girl with short blonde hair get attacked and killed by a boyfriend with whom she was attempting to break things off.
Laurel (Spelling), a college track star who has struggled with an eating disorder, meets the boyfriend of her dreams in Billy (Sergei), who has assumed the identity of former classmate Kevin Shane. He is the killer from the opening scene of the film, which she doesn't know. He becomes infatuated with her very quickly, and she is drawn to his intense affection. He quickly becomes overly-attached, however, at one point forcing his way into her girls-only dormitory. After apologizing by sending a bouquet of expensive roses, she forgives him.
Once meeting Laurel's mother Billy becomes increasingly more aggressive and jealous. He convinces Laurel to cut and dye her hair, partly to incense her mother but also because it resembles the haircut of the girl he killed. Laurel's mother begins to get suspicious, and it becomes apparent to her that "Kevin" is not who he claims to be.
Billy finds and kills the real Kevin Shane, and buries his body by an isolated log cabin he's purchased. He takes Laurel there and convinces her to move there with him. He then begins to further isolate her by not allowing a phone line to be installed, lying about making installation appointments. He disables her car, and she walks into town and calls the phone company, discovering his lies.
Meanwhile Laurel's mother, through professional contacts, uncovers several of Billy's lies and contacts the police. They refuse to help her until she recognizes a photo of the girl Billy killed on the missing persons bulletin board as one in a photo that was in his home. The police deduce that Billy has assumed Kevin's identity.
Laurel confronts Billy and finally comes to her senses, but he drugs her drink when she is trying to leave. He gets into her car with her in the passenger seat but it breaks down and he has to call AAA. Laurel's mother has a breakdown at the same time, and upon calling AAA is notified that the card was just used elsewhere. This leads her to assume Laurel is at their family cabin.
Billy takes Laurel to her family cabin, which happens to be near the one he bought for them. She wakes up and tries to escape, but be gets physically violent. She knocks him unconscious and locks herself in the cabin, but he breaks in with an axe. She escapes through the back exit and down to the lake, where she boards a rowboat and begins to row away.
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