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26 April 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
Loving him was easy. Trusting him was deadly.Plot:
Realising his secret girl-friend Dorothy's pregnancy will sour her relations with her ultra-rich father... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreUser Comments:
Kiss this! more (32 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Bonfanti | ... | Young Jonathan | |
| Sarah Keller | ... | Lecturer | |
| Sean Young | ... | Ellen / Dorothy Carlsson | |
| Martha Gehman | ... | Patricia Farren | |
| Lia Chang | ... | Shoe Saleslady | |
| Matt Dillon | ... | Jonathan Corliss | |
| Yvette Edelhart | ... | Screaming Lady | |
| Max von Sydow | ... | Thor Carlsson | |
| Jim Fyfe | ... | Terry Dieter | |
| Lachele Carl | ... | Reporter | |
| Briony Glassco | ... | Waitress | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Commissioner Malley | |
| James Russo | ... | Dan Corelli | |
| Diane Ladd | ... | Mrs. Corliss | |
| Adam Horovitz | ... | Jay Faraday |
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Color (Eastmancolor)Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFun Stuff
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The producers of the film wanted River Phoenix to play the lead. They approached him several times for the role, and kept increasing their offers, but he didn't feel a connection to the material and felt he was unsuitable to play the part, so repeatedly turned it down. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: When Ellen and Jonathan take the injured homeless woman to the hospital, Ellen talks to a nurse and offers to pay the bill. First, the nurse is wearing a stiff white cap and uniform. Most nurses, especially in the ER, had stopped wearing this type of uniform by the time the film was set. Also, she gives the nurse the money for the bill. Nurses do not handle billing and collection in hospitals. Plus, she didn't seem to know how much the bill was. And no receipt? moreQuotes:
Nurse: She's got two broken ribs, a broken jaw, and a bad concussion. We're going to keep her overnight for observation. moreSoundtrack:
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Sean Young gets a double Razzie nod for sleepwalking through her dual role in this journeyman thriller which sticks Matt Dillon out front as an upwardly mobile man who prefers to murder his way to the top of the corporate ladder. Full of contrivances and asking many questions while providing few answers, this mediocre rehash of a 1956 thriller makes for little more than a nominal couch potato no-brainer. Okay to zone to. (C+)