Masquerade (1988 film)

Masquerade is a 1988 American neo-noirromantic 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 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.