Beautiful & Twisted

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Beautiful & Twisted
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GenreCrime Drama
Screenplay byTeena Booth
Directed byChristopher Zalla
Starring Rob Lowe
Paz Vega
Candice Bergen
Narrated byRob Lowe
Theme music composerNathan Whitehead
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersKyle Clark
Damian Ganczewski
Lisa Wong
CinematographyRichard Wong
EditorIan Silverstein
Running time86 minutes
Production company Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network Lifetime
Original releaseJanuary 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)

Beautiful & Twisted, also known as The Novack Murders is a 2015 American made-for-television crime drama film that premiered on Lifetime on January 31, 2015. The film stars Rob Lowe, Paz Vega, Seychelle Gabriel, Michelle Hurd, and Candice Bergen. It is based upon the heavily publicized 2009 murders of Bernice Novack and her son, Ben Novack Jr. [1]

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Plot

Millionaire and Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel heir Benji 'Ben' Novack, Jr. (Lowe) marries a stunning stripper, Narcisa 'Narcy' Véliz Pacheco (Vega). But their kinky-infested relationship, soon becomes tarnished by a sea of love and distrust. When Ben's mother, Bernice Novack (Bergen), is found dead in her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, her death is ruled out as an accidental fall. [2] Ben’s suspicions surrounding Narcy lead to his demise at the hands of his ruthless wife. As police untangle a web of deviant behavior, Narcy emerges as the prime suspect, and her conviction for orchestrating the murders of both of her husband and mother-in-law soon follows.

Cast

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References

  1. "Narcy Novack, brother guilty of plotting murders".
  2. Genzlinger, Neil (January 30, 2015). "Till Death Parts Them". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2020.