The Temp (1993)

Director:

Tom Holland

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Falls (story) &
Tom Engelman (story) ...

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't get mad. Get promoted.

Plot:

A cookie company takeover has employees scrambling to make a case for continued employment. An executive's...

Plot Keywords:

Cookie | Corporate Ladder | Cookie Company | Blood Splatter | Wasp

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Peter Derns
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Kris Bolin
Dwight Schultz	...	Roger Jasser
Oliver Platt	...	Jack Hartsell
Steven Weber	...	Brad Montroe
Colleen Flynn	...	Sara Meinhold
Faye Dunaway	...	Charlene Towne
Scott Coffey	...	Lance
Dakin Matthews	...	Dr. Feldman
Maura Tierney	...	Sharon Derns
Lin Shaye	...	Rosemary
Michael Winters	...	Mercer
Daniel C. Swanson	...	Nathan Derns
Demene E. Hall	...	Marla Higgins
Jesse Vint	...	Larry

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Germany:12 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

North Coast, Oregon, USA

Company:

Columbus Circle Films

Trivia:

The role played by Faye Dunaway was first offered to Diane Ladd: Dunaway and Ladd had both appeared in the film Chinatown (1974) in which Ladd's character impersonates Dunaway's. Dunaway was given the role as she was agreeable to a lesser fee than that asked by Ladd and also did not wish the star billing which Ladd did.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Though the movie takes place in Portland, Oregon, one of the characters is listening to a Seattle radio station, which would not transmit in Portland.

Quotes:

Peter Derns: Where'd she get the picture?
Rosemary: It came with the frame. She bought a set-five for $9.99 from Thrifty's.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989)

Soundtrack:

And Your Music

Standard, watchable thriller.

A standardized psychological thriller, in the "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" mold; we have yet another female character that seduces the men with her attractiveness and at first appears to be incredibly genial and helpful, but gradually turns into a possessive, obsessive person, ready to try anything to achieve her goals. The film is overly predictable and long but fairly entertaining. Lara Flynn Boyle is not quite up to the level we'd like her to be, but Timothy Hutton is an effortlessly likable actor, easy to identify with. (**)