Obsessed (1992 TV Movie) User Reviews

Asborbing in a traffic accident way...

[zany_beat · 6/10 · 22 March 2006]

Young thing falls for older man who's just having fun. She's in it for keeps, and will not let go when he's done with her ... This movie hit home for me in many ways as I have suffered from attachment disorder for many years. I felt everything she did, and now that I've done the majority of emotional healing (mainly by using this movie), I can only watch it for the cringe factor. Not to say it isn't very well acted because it certainly is believable (tho' Shannen seems to have it down TOO pat, if you know what I mean).. I'd recommend it for its pure psychological value. It's not on a par with 'Fatal Attraction' if you want suspense and mood, but the movie is not bad.

For all you Shannon fans.....

[jessola · 7/10 · 26 May 2006]

Well if you are a Shannon fan I can highly recommend "Obsessed" co-starring William Devane with a new set of choppers. Plot goes something like A man in his 50s becomes locked in the grip of a dangerous lover young enough to be his daughter. She is f-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c and she gets to wear really great pumps and natty suits with big shoulder pads. Its a fave of mine - so good in fact I have it saved to the set top box so I can watch it if I can't sleep. And the scene where she confronts him at the country club is so realistic your skin actually crawls with embarrassment and fear (fear because she is holding on to her Spalding mini learner racquet). Anyway - if it's another rainy day get it as well as well as the chance to see the enigmatic Shannon

I've Seen Worse......

[Keedee · 7/10 · 29 November 2000]

Actually, for television, I found it to be a real "time passer". I mean, I could have cleaned my toilet or my toenails, but I was so amused at the fact that someone thought to pair Ms. Doherty with the renown Mr. Devane, that I found myself unusually drawn in. I know it wasn't a good movie, but it wasn't painful. If it's raining outside and you've got the flu and you can't find the remote and you're too weak to walk over to the television to turn the channel, I'd suggest this movie. As for me, I have to be honest. I've always thought William Devane was rather sexy so I probably would watch it again if it wasn't raining, I didn't have the flu and I could find the remote, but on a serious note, I didn't care for Doherty in the role, although she wasn't half bad. In short, it's bearable and slightly, yes, slightly entertaining.

Silly nonsense

[guilfisher-1 · 3/10 · 26 October 2006]

Jonathan Sanger directed this murky film written by David E. Peckinpah. I found it very predictable and often tedious. Watching William Devane, looking well his age and a bit older, make love to a young thing was what I found silly and not real. The young thing, played by Shannen Doherty, was infatuated with him. You gotta be kidding. Okay, maybe he had the money. But his money isn't what she wanted. This I found hard to believe. I did like Clare Carey, who played Devane's daughter, the only real value in the picture. I felt the two leads deserved each other. Both losers. As to the acting, well, I'd give them a so-so, except for Carey, whom I liked. There are better films on this subject of obsession.

time capsule

[bd-38 · 5/10 · 19 May 2006]

My wife watches Lifetime constantly. I derided this movie when it came on, but the sight of shoulder pads on Shannen Dougherty's blazer made it impossible to look away. This file is a great fashion time capsule for the early 90s. There's also acid washed fabric, big earrings, granny boots, long sweater/leggings combo, and lots of teal and purple. Story's really predicable. The denouement scene where the boyfriend and the distant father meet could've had a flashing sign in the background that read "FATHER FIGURE COMPLEX." The scene where Shannen shows up drunk at Devane's house wearing only a trench coat (but somehow having perfectly styled big hair of the era) was hilarious.

Great "Bad" movie

[akl120 · 9/10 · 23 March 2006]

OK, I love the "psycho Chick" genre of movie....."Fatal Attraction", "The Crush"....etc, etc....This is definitely not one of those movies....It is however all you'd expect from a Shannon Doherty movie-of-the-week....The good news is that you can watch this one without thinking too much....Perfect way to end a long, hard day....It has really bad, cheesy dialog, and a plot you can figure out within the first 5 minutes of watching....And come on, it's Shannon Doherty doing what she does best....It's not "Fatal Attraction" and she isn't Glenn Close, but I watch this one every single time it's on....Is my IQ a little lower after watching it, probably.....But sometimes TV is supposed to be simple.

Great flu movie!

[houseofmayhem · 1/10 · 7 August 2008]

I like to MST3K this movie. Drives my roomie crazy. She takes Lifetime movies seriously.

Totally a guilty pleasure movie. Cheesy and funny. What makes it even better is imagining SD rehearsing her lines, actually taking the job seriously--"What's my motivation? What would Lorie do?" Wm. Devane is not my idea of a sexy sexy older man for a younger girl--Powers Boothe woulda been totally good in that role. Or Craig T. Nelson. Or Bruce Boxleitner. Or any other members of the Male Lead Pantheon of Planet Lifetime.

The whole daughter thing near the end came out of nowhere.

I've got way too much time on my hands.

One of my favourite made for TV movies

[abbeyrode-99098 · 8/10 · 22 June 2022]

I have a weakness for 80s/90s made for TV movies, and this is one of my favourites. Shannen is great in it, it's not one of your typical Fatal Attraction rip-offs, it's got enough differences. Full of cheesy lines, "I want to feel you against me, loving me", classic. If you're looking for something to pass an hour and a half, I recommend this one!

Unrealistic, Predictable, But not all bad...

[alilrebelchick · 3/10 · 25 September 2013]

Lori, played by Shannen Doherty is quite the nut-case. A stalking but beautiful trophy girlfriend. William Devane, who played Ed Bledsoe is the charming, way older, well to do horny bachelor. I'm sorry but the relationship between Bledsoe and Lori is just plain unlikely. Really, to see them together made my skin crawl. Devane is just way too old. I cannot see those two together in real life. Why would they put it on film? The acting really is mediocre. Not their best performances. The only decent actor is the daughter (Andy) whose name I cannot recall. The only thing that bugged me about her is that hair-do. What is that? Not a bad movie if you're home sick in bed but if there's something else on, maybe you should pass this one up.

Seen Worse, but still stupid

[katlb97 · 1/10 · 11 December 2002]

This plot line is totally unbelievable- who would actually fall for this guy? I am sorry that I wasted ANY time on this made for tv movie. The only movie that I have seen that is worse stars Susan Lucci, and she can't act her way out of a paperbag, so that isn't saying much (French Silk). Anyway, DON"T see this.

Utter tripe

[GJBMarsh · 18 May 2000]

This film has only one redeeming feature. It contains some extremely trite and hilariously cheesy montage footage of People Doing Things.

Apart from that, don't watch it. Do something, anything, else. Really, almost anything. Even cleaning your toenails. Twice.

You will save yourself a small part of your life.

She not obsessed, she's insane

[edburtjr · 2/10 · 1 September 2007]

I just could not believe that Shannon Doherty or any young woman would carry on about William Devane. I know your lead to believe she had daddy issues, but I didn't get it. Maybe if she had a bunch or rats at her place like the movie 'Willard' I'd get it. The acting is decent enough though the love scenes were sort of gross. I liked William Devane in 'Marathon Man' & 'Testament', but come on now! Basically it's like like Fatal Attraction, or Play Misty For Me if you just make it young girl, older guy. The way she keeps trying and trying to win Devane's heart is all too much. I always liked Shannon from her Beverly Hills, 90210 days and felt the show sunk down when she left, I thought she'd make more of her career afterwords, but then again, who on that show did?

Horrible even in a quarantine.

[DE179 · 2/10 · 27 October 2020]

So let me get this straight:

This 100 year old man name Ed falls for a twentysomething year old psycho name Lorie within a month. Oh, and he knows absolutely nothing about her other than she's young and good in the sack.

They make love (which is like watching a girl actually kiss a grandpa - DISGUSTING) and in the next scene she's saying she's in love and they will be together forever. Grandpa Ed says he loves her too. Wait, what? You don't even KNOW her Grandpa Ed.

Grandpa Ed has been married twice but he has the relationship intelligence of a banana because he can't catch the red flags that psycho Lori is loco. She moves in without permission, starts to be super clingy and needy, has daddy issues, is super jealous and Grandpa Ed is still oblivious. (Eye roll)

Grandpa Ed's daughter (who looks older than Lori) is like dad, get away (along with his friends) but ole Ed sleeps with her one more time like a horny teenager. Lori starts to really flip when he finally cuts it off and that's when the crazy bumps up a notch. Popping up unexpectedly, suicide attempt, cancelling Grandpa Ed's credit cards (not even near possible unless she stole his info but still not possible because the bank would have contacted him, smh), stalking, setting fire to his boat...you know, the typical crazy stalker ex-girlfriend stuff. I won't give away the ending but it's nothing new or exciting to see here. I will say you will laugh.

Terrible all around: the acting laughable (oh, it's sooo bad), the music atrocious, the pace ridiculous, the dialogue painful to listen to and the premise is just silly. I mean sure - a twentysomething year could fall in love with a 100 year old man but come on - pyscho Lori goes crazy over Grandpa Ed? HA - Yeah, right.

Guilty Pleasure!

[babeth_jr · 5/10 · 20 July 2013]

I love this 1992 Lifetime Movie starring Shannen Doherty as Lorie Brindel, a young woman who becomes involved in a relationship with Ed Bledsoe (capably played by the stalwart William Devane), a man old enough to be her father. Lorie is unstable and has a daddy complex, not a good combination. The movie really gets reved up when Ed decides to dump the wackadoodle Lorie. The movie is supposed to be serious, i.e. Lorie's stalking of Ed and her suicide attempt, but it was just hilarious. The whole thing is over the top, from the clichéd dialog, tacky 90's clothes and big hair, and Shannen's performance. It is a guilty pleasure from start to finish.