Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
Directed by Curtis Hanson
jealousy
underground
eroticism
sociopath
drugs
stranger
club
executive
neo-noir
Rank
#52 in 1990·#5167 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
James Spader
Michael Boll
Rob Lowe
Alex
Lisa Zane
Claire
Marcia Cross
Ruth Fielding
Rosalyn Landor
Britt
Kathleen Wilhoite
Leslie
Jeff Kaake
Willie
Christian Clemenson
Pismo Boll
Grand L. Bush
Club Bartender
David Duchovny
Clue Goer with Glasses
John de Lancie
Howard
Lilyan Chauvin
Art Gallery Patron
Crew
Curtis Hanson
Director
David Koepp
Writer
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Steve Tisch
Producer
Bernie Goldmann
Co-Producer
Carol Fenelon
Music Supervisor
Scott Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Price
Stunts
David Womark
First Assistant Director
Pat Romano
Stunts
Shane Dixon
Stunts
Popular Reviews
227 reviews
hannah
8.1★ · 07/05/25
honestly? just for james
honestly? just for james
2
polina
7.0★ · 11/08/24
I saw a guy in college last week who looked exactly like james spader in this film and I still thinking about it
I saw a guy in college last week who looked exactly like james spader in this film and I still thinking about it
1
nb
6.0★ · 05/06/26
whatever the plot is hiiiiii james spader in glasses
whatever the plot is hiiiiii james spader in glasses
vanessa
7.0★ · 05/06/26
men b like i’m battling demons and the demons b sex lies and videotapes (and bisexuality)
men b like i’m battling demons and the demons b sex lies and videotapes (and bisexuality)
j.
5.0★ · 04/24/26
Ok, vuelvan a hacer esta movie pero con mujeres como protagonistas.
Ok, vuelvan a hacer esta movie pero con mujeres como protagonistas.