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6 February 1987 (USA) morePlot:
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Hammy distress thriller holds the audience hostage... moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Mary Steenburgen | ... | Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Mr. Murray |
 | Jan Rubes | ... | Dr. Joseph Lewis |
| William Russ | ... | Rob Sweeney |
| Ken Pogue | ... | Officer Mullavy |
| Wayne Robson | ... | Officer Huntley |
| Mark Malone | ... | Roland McGovern |
| Michael Copeman | ... | Highway Patrolman |
| Sam Malkin | ... | Gas Jock |
| Pamela Moller | ... | Woman at audition |
| Dwayne McLean | ... | Killer |
| Paul Welsh | ... | New Year's Eve reveler |
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100 minCountry:
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Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Ontario, CanadaFun Stuff
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Mary Steenburgen's character is an actress hired to take the place of another actress--Julie Rose--who has gone AWOL. The name is a slight reference to the 1945 film on which it is based (My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)) title character. moreQuotes:
Telephone Operator: There is no 311 area code. moreFAQ
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Actress Mary Steenburgen, desperate for work, accepts a job "acting" for a couple of old coots living in an isolated manor; turns out they need her to complete an outlandish blackmail plot (which of course will leave their hired victim expendable). A good cast and a fine director end up wading through a murky story that is, by turns, manipulative and downright foolish. Though not particularly violent, the film--a box-office failure in 1987--is pushy and ugly, exhibiting no sympathy for either Steenburgen nor the audience (both are trapped). Loosely based on the legendary short film "My Name Is Julia Ross", which did the whole thing much better in half the time and on half the budget. * from ****