Devil in the Flesh (1998 film)

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Devil in the Flesh
DVD cover
Directed by	Steve Cohen
Written by	Kelly Carlin-McCall Steve Cohen Robert McCall Michael Michaud
Story by	Kurt Anderson Richard Brandes
Produced by	Robert Baruc John Fremes
Starring	Rose McGowan Alex McArthur Peg Shirley J.C. Brandy Phil Morris Robert Silver Sherrie Rose Ryan Bittle
Production companies	Le Monde Entertainment Unapix Films Prostar Entertainment
Distributed by	Le Monde Entertainment
Release date	August 21, 1998 (1998-08-21)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Devil in the Flesh is a 1998 American erotic thriller film directed by Steve Cohen and starring Rose McGowan and Alex McArthur. The film was co-written by Cohen with Kelly Carlin-McCall, Robert McCall and Michael Michaud, based on a story by Kurt Anderson and Richard Brandes, and is not based on the twice-filmed Raymond Radiguet novel Le Diable au corps (The Devil in the Flesh). The film was also released under the title Dearly Devoted.

A beautiful, troubled teenage girl, Debbie Strand, is being brought up by her previously estranged grandmother in Los Angeles after her mother and her mother's boyfriend die in a suspicious house fire. Her grandmother is an extremely strict, fundamentalist Christian who believes that her granddaughter is exactly like her mother. She forces Debbie to wear her mother's old clothes instead of buying her new ones, and abuses her by beating her with the grandmother's walking cane. When she tells Debbie that she is putting her in a reform school, Debbie yanks her cane out of her hands and kills her with it.

Debbie becomes enthralled with Peter Rinaldi, an English teacher at her new school. However, Peter has a fiancée named Marilyn and strong scruples, so he rejects Debbie's repeated advances. Peter finds that his life is ruined and bodies are piling up. During the hectic climax, Debbie breaks into Marilyn's home with the intention of killing her. Peter realizes that Debbie has gone there and follows her. While he is on his way, Debbie confronts Marilyn, who attempts to flee through the kitchen, but is brought down by Debbie, who knocks her unconscious. As Debbie attempts to murder her, Peter rushes in and stops her. He arrives in time, saving Marilyn; however, Debbie stabs him in the shoulder. Shortly after, Peter is sent off in an ambulance and Debbie is arrested by the police.

A sequel titled Devil in the Flesh 2 was released in 2000, with actress Jodi Lyn O'Keefe replacing McGowan.

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