Acting on Impulse (TV 1993)

The aggressive actress Susan, star of many erotic thrillers, feels stalked by her fans and has a fight with her producer. During a one week long pause in the shooting of a movie, she ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Irvin

Writers:

Solomon Weingarten (story), Mark Pittman (screenplay),

Stars:

C. Thomas Howell, Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
C. Thomas Howell	...	Paul Stevens
Linda Fiorentino	...	Susan Gittes
Nancy Allen	...	Cathy Thomas
Judith Hoag	...	Gail Black
Tom Wright	...	Dave Byers
Adam Ant	...	Eric Boggs
Paul Bartel	...	Bruno
Patrick Bauchau	...	Yoram Sussman
Isaac Hayes	...	Detective Stubbs
Don Most	...	Leroy
Charles Lane	...	Bellhop
Peter Lupus	...	Steven Smith
Kim McGuire	...	Bambi
Miles O'Keeffe	...	John
Cassandra Peterson	...	Roxy

Storyline

The aggressive actress Susan, star of many erotic thrillers, feels stalked by her fans and has a fight with her producer. During a one week long pause in the shooting of a movie, she retires into an hotel, unknowing that her producer is lying dead in her trailer. While the police searches her, she meets the married sales representative Paul on a congress and pulls him into an affair. However the stalkings begin again, more frightening than ever.

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Plot Keywords:

actress | murder | detective | slasher | film maker | 

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Taglines:

Passion. Obsession. Murder.

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eyes of a Stranger

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spectacor Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Dick Sargeant''s last acting project.

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Soundtracks

"Wrong Side Of Town"
Written by Ed Frederick
Performed by Second Time Around
Produced by Michael Johnstone
Used by permission of Ed's Second Time Around Publishing Co.
available on Class Act Records

User Reviews

Enjoyable if you stumble across it...

C. Thomas Howell, star of 'Soul Man' and 'The Outsiders', among many other 80's classics, tries his hand at a something a little different in this made for TV suspense thriller. Potentially miscast, Howell pulls off quite a strong performance as the All-American businessman letting his hair down and acting like a rebellious teenager again. Right along side him for every mishap are his uptight business-friend (Nancy Allen from 'Robocop' fame) and the instigator of all this trouble, Linda Fiorentino. Playing a B-movie `scream queen' who's wanted for murder, Fiorentino steals every scene she's in, proving early on that she could even shine in crappy films. Being a TV film, it was pretty cheesy, and not very entertaining, but it did keep me guessing until the last moment, which ultimately is the goal of these types of films. Not one to be in any hurry to watch, but enjoyable if you stumble across it. Rating: 23/40