Consenting Adults (1992)

Richard and Priscilla Parker's lives take a turn for the better when Eddy and Kay move into the house next door. Eddy's a risk taker and shows his new neighbours how to enjoy life at the ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan J. Pakula

Writer:

Matthew Chapman

Stars:

Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Spacey

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Kline	...	Richard Parker
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Priscilla Parker
Kevin Spacey	...	Eddy Otis
Rebecca Miller	...	Kay Otis
Forest Whitaker	...	David Duttonville
E.G. Marshall	...	George Gordon
Kimberly McCullough	...	Lori Parker
Billie Neal	...	Annie Duttonville
Benjamin Hendrickson	...	Jimmy Schwartz
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	...	Dr. Pettering (as Lonnie Smith)
Joe Mulherin	...	Bo
Rick Hinkle	...	Singer in Mahoney's Band
Artis Edwards Jr.	...	Atlanta Police Officer
Jerry Campbell	...	Prison Guard
Ginny Parker	...	Martha

Storyline

Richard and Priscilla Parker's lives take a turn for the better when Eddy and Kay move into the house next door. Eddy's a risk taker and shows his new neighbours how to enjoy life at the expense of a rule or convention or two. What Richard doesn't realise is that Eddy's little games are just a prelude to something that's intended to destroy his neighbours' lives.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | little girl | doctor | composer | business card | 

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Taglines:

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, and for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gewagtes Spiel

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$21,591,728 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Richard Parker: I'm looking for an Olivia Camen.
Hotel Desk Clerk: She's down at the Dominion Cafe.
Richard Parker: Where's that?
Hotel Desk Clerk: It's the joint on East Broad and Bay.
Richard Parker: Could you walk it from here?
Hotel Desk Clerk: No. But you could.

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Connections

Remade as Ajnabee (2001)

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Soundtracks

"TDB Shuffle"
Written and Produced by Joe Mulherin

User Reviews

Starts Good, Ends Bad

This movie had been in my Netflix Queue for sometime and I decided to give it a watch after meeting Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio in person (very gracious lady). Anyway, I'd seen the film before, but it had been many years. After viewing it again this time around, I came to the same conclusion. The first half of the story is very engaging and interesting. Kevin Spacey is brilliant in one of his early roles. Mastrontonio and Kline are also very appealing. You like the characters and you care about them. However, the second half of the film, the "thriller" portion, is so lame and unrealistic that I completely lost interest. It's as if the writers simply gave up on how to finish this film off. They created very interesting characters, set up a nice story, but the story didn't have anyplace interesting to go. I'd love for someone to try a rewrite of this thing. Anyway, not much going on here with this film. The only relevance it has is if you are a Spacey, Kline, or Mastrontonio fan. Rating 5 of 10 stars and that is being somewhat kind.