is determined to finish the play, and the ending takes on the meaning that she will end her own life as she believed Jeremy had done. She hands the finished script to her five actors and sits through the full reading of the play. Satisfied and moved by the performance, she heads for the lighthouse to jump to her death. John follows her, desperate to stop her. As John tries to explain that Jeremy wouldn't want this, she starts to stir from her catatonic state. He tells her that Jeremy never killed himself and that she didn't fail him. That it was truly an accident that he caused when he attempted to take his own life and Jeremy fell in the process of trying to stop him from jumping. Now fully aware that everything she was led to believe was a lie and that she wasn't at fault, her own spirit is freed in a sense. She flees from the lighthouse, relieved of years in doubt. With a newfound resolution, she tells her agent over the phone that she is returning home. Waiting for her in her room is Jeremy's last words to her from beyond. Telling Morgan to be free and happy. Cast Dee Wallace as Morgan Hanna Cloris Leachman as Millie Crown Ron Kuhlman as John Crown Barry Laws as Jeremy Crown Delia Salvi as Bette Susan Dixon as Zelda Al Strobel as Byron Production Filming took place in late 1984 in Portland, Oregon and the San Juan Islands in Washington. Home media Shadow Play was released on VHS on October 10, 1991, by Starmaker Video. It also aired often on cable TV during the 1980s. The film was released as part of a 6-film DVD set entitled Horror Collection Extravaganza: 6 Terrifying Movies on September 4, 2012. On May 20, 2020, a newly restored edition of the film was released for the first time on Blu-ray by Scorpion Releasing. References External links Moria's Review Hollywood.com Movies Fan-made video set to music 1986 films 1986 horror films American ghost films Films about writers Films shot in Portland, Oregon Films shot in Washington (state) Films set in Washington (state) New World Pictures films 1980s supernatural horror films 1980s ghost films American supernatural horror films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films