Doppelganger (1993)

A woman moves from NYC to LA after a murder, in which she is implicated. She is followed by what is apparently her evil alter- ego. She moves into a room for rent by a writer, and he begins... See full summary »

Director:

Avi Nesher

Writer:

Avi Nesher

Stars:

Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Barrymore	...	Holly Gooding
George Newbern	...	Patrick Highsmith
Dennis Christopher	...	Doctor Heller
Leslie Hope	...	Elizabeth
Sally Kellerman	...	Sister Jan
George Maharis	...	Mike Wallace
Peter Dobson	...	Rob
Carl Bressler	...	Larry Spaulding
Dan Shor	...	Stanley White
Jaid Barrymore	...	Mrs. Gooding
Stanley DeSantis	...	Richard Wolf
Sean Whalen	...	Gas Man
Thomas Bosack	...	Holly's Father
Sarina C. Grant	...	Detective Pouget (as Sarina Grant)
John Cardone	...	Handcuffed Man

Storyline

A woman moves from NYC to LA after a murder, in which she is implicated. She is followed by what is apparently her evil alter- ego. She moves into a room for rent by a writer, and he begins having an affair with her, but after some strange things happen, he's not so sure if the affair is with her or her doppelganger.

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Plot Keywords:

doppelganger | murder | female nudity | real life mother and daughter playing mother and daughter | look alike | 

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Taglines:

In every good, there is evil. In Holly Gooding there is something worse. Much worse.

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Genres:

Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 October 1993 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Doppelganger: The Evil Within

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Planet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in thirty days.

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Goofs

At the old house towards the end, Dennis Christopher (as the Doppelganger) Jabs Holly with a syringe to knock her out. The syringe is half full of air and half of milky liquid- he didn't get the air out before jabbing her with it. That amount of air in her bloodstream would surely have killed her.

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Quotes

Holly Gooding: We didn't do *anything*, you and I - don't confuse me with *her*!

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Crazy Credits

Karen Leigh Hopkins and Sara Hickman are listed in the end credits as "Psycho-slut #1" and "Psycho-slut #2," respectively.

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Connections

Spoofs Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

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Soundtracks

"Stars No More"
Written by Alexei Zoubov
Produced by Jim Suhy
Piano: Steve Donovan
Bass: John Hatton
Drums: Sinclair Lott
Sax: Alexei Zoubov

User Reviews

Horrible horror

Here we have a movie which fails in pretty much every way it is possible for a movie to fail. Terrible script, lousy acting, amateurish directing, laughable special effects...it's just an utterly awful movie. Not to mention the fact that when you get to the end you'll realize the whole thing doesn't make a lick of sense. After spending the whole movie wondering what in the world is going on here when things are finally explained you realize the story has been built on a foundation which is ludicrously impossible. In one of those hideous "villain explains the whole movie" sequences we are told that our villain has done something which quite simply can't be done and which makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Oh, and after that we see that there also appears to be some kind of jell-o monster involved. I'm sure Drew Barrymore would very much like to pretend this movie never happened. If for some ungodly reason you are ever tempted to sit down and watch this movie may I suggest instead taking that time to bang your head against a wall for 104 minutes. That would prove to be a much more pleasurable experience than sitting through this garbage.