The script was written by Mary Agnes Donoghue and rewritten by Bruce Joel Rubin.

Goldie Hawn and John Heard star, as a happily married couple whose lives are disrupted when secrets from the past are revealed.

The film also marks the final screen appearance of veteran actress Beatrice Straight, who plays Adrienne's Mother.

When she sees a high school yearbook picture of her husband attributed to a man named Frank Sullivan, she realizes that she has been deceived.

Evelyn explains that Frank's father was an alcoholic and that his mother worked as a toll booth operator.

At the loft, Adrienne asks to see Mary, and Jack explains that she is downstairs playing in the car.

Filming took place primarily in Toronto, with some exterior locations in New York City, from January 22 until April 16, 1991.

[1] Donoghue was inspired by the thought of having a safe, middle-class life turn out to be a complete lie.

[5] When Donoghue declined to make changes to the script, Bruce Joel Rubin was hired, under the pen name "Derek Saunders".

[1] Roger Ebert wrote, "Deceived opens with an ancient thriller formula, elevates itself to passages of genuine suspense, and then ends with a climax so absurd that it takes a real effort of memory to recall that parts of the movie were really pretty good.

"[8] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.