Thy Neighbor's Wife (2001)

A scorned woman plots revenge for her husband's suicide by integrating herself as a housekeeper for a dysfunctional Beverly Hills family to first alienate, and then emotionally and physically destroy them.

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers:

Sean O'Bannon (screenplay), Jim Wynorski (story),

Stars:

Kari Wuhrer, Jeff Trachta, Barbara Crampton

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kari Wuhrer	...	Ann Stewart / Anna Johnson
Jeff Trachta	...	Scott Garrett
Barbara Crampton	...	Nicole Garrett
Melissa Stone	...	Darla Garrett
Seth Adam Jones	...	David Garrett (as Seth Jones)
Jay Richardson	...	Mr. Slider
Larry Poindexter	...	Chris Stewart
John Weller	...	Travis
Peggy Trentini	...	Karina
Melissa Brasselle	...	Angela
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Ian McMillan
Betheny Zolt	...	Janelle
Nina Dafni	...	Mrs. Slider
Bill Langlois Monroe	...	Detective (as Bill Monroe)

Storyline

When Ann's husband Chris takes his own life after losing his Beverly Hills job, she vows revenge on the man who fired her husband and on the woman who got the vice presidency Chris wanted. Ann deals with the firm's owner in a flash in a very quick and noisy 'accident', but she takes her time with the new V.P., Nicole Garrett, a diabetic with a rocky marriage to Scott, a lawyer who drinks too much and with two kids: Darla, a rebellious senior in high school who wants more freedom; and David, a son who'll soon be visiting from college. The Garrett's household also includes Karina, an Au pair. After murdering Karina and hiding the body, Ann charms her way into the Garrett household, as 'Anna Johnson' where she sets about widening the riff between Nicole and Scott, while encouraging the self-destructive Darla to go all the way with a prospective boyfriend, and seducing both Scott and the naive David. 'Anna' also slowly begins to poison Nicole by switching her insulin with a slow acting ...

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | poison | housekeeper | suicide | female bonding | 

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Taglines:

Evil comes in many forms.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Midnight Vendetta

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phoenician Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 89 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ann Stewart: That's what I'm here for. To serve you.

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Connections

Featured in Final Examination (2003)

User Reviews

Truly Bad!

This movie is truly bad and I can safely say that it is one of the worst films I have watched this year! This film plays more like a bad soap than a thriller. The plot is badly thought out, the dialog is stilted and the acting is wooden at best. Kari Wurher was the only good thing about this movie and even she struggled to give it any life. It includes several gratuitous sex scenes which consist mainly of closeups of silicon enlarged breasts and which have very little to do with the plot. This may of course appeal to a number of people into porn flicks but to most of us it is just down right annoying. Maybe the writers got confused and thought they were still writing a soft-core porn title? Give this one a miss, it is not worth it!