Twisted Obsession (1989)
"El sueño del mono loco" (original title)

Dan Gillis, an American screenwriter living in Paris, recently abandoned by his wife, and getting used to his new life as a bachelor while trying to take care of his son, Danny - is ... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando Trueba

Writers:

Christopher Frank (novel), Manolo Matji (screenplay),

Stars:

Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Anémone

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Goldblum	...	Daniel Gillis
Miranda Richardson	...	Marilyn
Anémone	...	Marianne
Daniel Ceccaldi	...	Julien Legrand
Dexter Fletcher	...	Malcolm Greene
Liza Walker	...	Jenny Greene
Jerome Natali	...	Danny
Asunción Balaguer	...	Juana
Arielle Dombasle	...	Marion Derain
Micky Sébastian	...	Ariane
Laurent Moussard	...	Student #1
Raúl López Cabello	...	Student #2
Xavier Maly	...	Student #3
Yan Roussell	...	Taxi Driver
Daniel Grimm	...	Marianne's Friend

Storyline

Dan Gillis, an American screenwriter living in Paris, recently abandoned by his wife, and getting used to his new life as a bachelor while trying to take care of his son, Danny - is commissioned to write a script. The offer comes from Legrand, a successful producer with whom he has worked in the past, but on this occasion he is being asked to write an unconventional story with Malcolm, a young and unknown film director. Dan is undecided about the offer, seeing it as far from the kind of work he has grown used to, but Legrands insistence and the intrigue personality of the young director finally convince him to accept the work despite the reticence of Marilyn, his beautiful but disabled agent. As he starts to work, Dan discovers that there is more at stake than just a movie. His life will be changed as he immerses himself in the closed universe of incestuous relations surrounding Malcolm and his beautiful young sister Jenny, with whom Dan soon becomes obsessed. Dans infatuation with ...

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Plot Keywords:

director | screenwriter | literary agent | vagina | wheelchair | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Spain France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

3 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Twisted Obsession

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 116,470,141 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

French Productions, Iberoamericana Films Producción, International Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Second Skin (1999)

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Soundtracks

"THE MAD MONKEY"

User Reviews

A very good, dark movie

An excellent movie, but not for everyone. Trueba's tinges of black humour cover a plot of sex, heroin and the not making of a movie. Liza Walker has an astounding performance as a young femme fatale. It's a pity her filmography is so short.

This is a very dark film, with a strange suspense. You really never know where the film is heading. But this is one of its merits.

And yes, in some countries (such as Mexico) unclaimed corpses are given away to medical schools and kept in huge translucid pools of formaldehyde, before they're given to students. Where do you think doctors-to-be get the bodies they train from, 1-800-deathpeople?