One Good Turn (1996)

Matt, a home arcade games programmer runs into an old acquaintance who saved his life years earlier from a burning automobile. The rescuer, Simon, is down on his luck, living like a bum. ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Randel

Writers:

Gregg Mancuso, Jim Piddock

Stars:

James Remar, Lenny von Dohlen, Suzy Amis

Cast

Cast overview:
James Remar	...	Simon Jury
Lenny von Dohlen	...	Matt Forrest
Suzy Amis	...	Laura Forrest
Audie England	...	Kristen
Richard Minchenberg	...	John
Rowena Guinness	...	Kim
John Savage	...	Santapietro
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Salako
Michael Kopelow	...	Brent
Melanie Good	...	Newton
Rebecca Riley	...	Woman at wreck
Andrew Murphy	...	Man at Wreck

Storyline

Matt, a home arcade games programmer runs into an old acquaintance who saved his life years earlier from a burning automobile. The rescuer, Simon, is down on his luck, living like a bum. The grateful Matt feels obligated to help Simon, so he takes him into his home and gets him a job in the mail room of his company. However, what Matt doesn't know is it was no accident running into Simon, and Simon has an old score to settle with Matt, going all the way back to the night Simon saved Matt's life.

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Plot Keywords:

independent film | number in title

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Taglines:

The man who saved his life is back to destroy it.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexuality and violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 March 1996 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Circostanze pericolose

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Look International, Zeta Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Entertaining Flick

I bought "One Good Turn" from a yard sale for $2.00 and it was worth every penny. I wanted it because of James Remar and Suzi Amis as I have seen and liked the movies they have been in. Remar has his usual bad guy role although he does make you like him at times. You even feel sorry for him in the film, too. As someone has already stated in another review, he really is an underrated actor. Amis has the role of an anguished wife both from a past mistake and a workaholic husband played by Lenny Von Dohlen. The premise for this movie is that Remar had saved Dohlen from a burning car many years ago and Dohlen had never really gotten the chance to properly thank Remar. They have a chance meeting on the street and strike up a conversation. Remar is down on his luck while Dohlen is quite successful. As expected, Dohlen wants to help out the man who saved his life and he offers him a job. This movie had twists and turns and sometimes you could figure out what was going to happen next but there are a couple of times you might not. All in all, this is an entertaining flick and is worth the rental or if you can snag a copy as cheap as I did, worth owning.