QWas Deborah Lehrman based on a real person or made up for the movie?
ADeborah Lehrman (Lily Rabe) was based on Susan Berman. As Deborah is portrayed in the movie, Susan Berman was a good friend of Robert and Kathie Durst, and Robert and Susan remained friends after Kathie's disappearance. As in the movie, Berman was killed by a .22 caliber bullet to the back of her head. Berman's father had ties to organized crime (he was partner to the gangster Bugsy Siegel), so the question has been raised as to whether Berman might have been murdered because of these connections. So far, Berman's murder is unsolved. Although it's been suspected that she made a phone call to the medical school claiming to be Kathleen Durst after Kathie disappeared. However, there's no proof that she donned a blonde wig and pretended to be Kathie. That part was made up for the movie as one possible explanation for the events surrounding her disappearance.
QIs 'All Good Things' based on a book?
ANo. The movie is loosely based on the real-life disappearance (and supposed murder) in 1982 of Kathleen 'Kathie' McCormack Durst (played by Kirsten Dunst and renamed Katherine 'Katie' McCarthy Marks). Her husband Robert Durst (played by Ryan Gosling and renamed David Marks) was a prime suspect, but he was never charged with anything. The screenplay was written by Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling.
QWhat was wrong with David?
ADavid is portrayed as having mental problems exacerbated by seeing his mother kill herself. Robert Durst, David's real life counterpart, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, but the diagnosis was later changed to Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autistic disorder.
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