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Pacific Heights (1990) -- A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

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Overview

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6.2/10   6,442 votes
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Director:
John Schlesinger
Writer (WGA):
Daniel Pyne (written by)
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Release Date:
28 September 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Where terror lives. more
Plot:
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Good suspense, directed by John Schlesinger.... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Melanie Griffith ... Patty Palmer
Matthew Modine ... Drake Goodman

Michael Keaton ... Carter Hayes

Mako ... Toshio Watanabe

Nobu McCarthy ... Mira Watanabe

Laurie Metcalf ... Stephanie MacDonald

Carl Lumbly ... Lou Baker
Dorian Harewood ... Dennis Reed

Luca Bercovici ... Greg

Tippi Hedren ... Florence Peters
Sheila McCarthy ... Liz Hamilton

Guy Boyd ... Warning Cop
Jerry Hardin ... Bennett Fidlow

Dan Hedaya ... Loan Officer

James Staley ... District Attorney
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The home of Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine is not in Pacific Heights at all, but right across town in San Francisco's Potrero Hill district at the corner of Texas & 19th Street. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the Watanabe's are explaining to Patty why they are breaking the lease, movers are taking furniture out of the front door of the house. However, a previous shot of the front of the house showed no moving truck, or any car, out in front. more
Quotes:
Carter Hayes: [to Drake] You're a brave and stupid man. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Showbiz Today: (1991-05-01)" (????) more
Soundtrack:
VIVALDI: SUMMER - THE FOUR SEASONS more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Good suspense, directed by John Schlesinger...., 26 November 2006
8/10
Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

who also did "The Believers". This film was made in the early 90's when suspense/thrillers were making a comeback; Michael Keaton, while not a favorite, was quite good.

Melanie Griffith and Matthew Modine portray a young couple wanting to make a real estate investment, so they purchase a Pacific Heights building, and proceed to renovate it. They are not yet married. Griffith still looked good here (prior recent surgeries) Matt Modine is also a sympathetic character.

There is a brief cameo with Beverly D'Angelo, who does not have enough of a part. She usually adds something to most films she is in. Keaton is a mysterious tenant, who offers Modine an all cash deposit and drives late model Jaguar. Although there were several other eligible tenants, Modine opts for Keaton as he seems to have a lot of cash, and is reliable (The operative phrase here is "seems to be").

Basically strange occurrences crop up, Keaton is a sort of con-man, with some added psychopathology thrown in. Laurie Metcalf in a brief role as their attorney, informs Modine that he cannot just throw the psychotic tenant out. The law protects the tenant. While some of the incidents are a bit unbelievable, the story is suspenseful and holds your interest. 8/10.

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