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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Hart Bochner | ... | Jack Carney | |
| Colin Firth | ... | Adrian LeDuc | |
| Dora Bryan | ... | Margaret McKinney | |
| Liz Smith | ... | Mary Louise McKinney | |
| Fabrizio Bentivoglio | ... | Carlos Sanchez-Verne | |
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James Telfer | ... | Vanessa |
| Mirella D'Angelo | ... | Laura Werpachowsky | |
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Juan Vitali | ... | Alberto Werpachowsky |
| Cipe Lincovsky | ... | Mrs. Treniev | |
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Francesca d'Aloja | ... | Claudia |
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Miguel Ligero | ... | Mr. Palma |
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Elvia Andreoli | ... | Adrian's Mother |
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Marikena Monti | ... | Tango Singer |
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Luis Romero | ... | Projectionist |
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Oca Spirito | ... | Woman in Cinema 1 |
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Set in modern day Buenos Aires, the film centers around a relationship between two emotionally crippled roommates. Adrian LeDuc is a lonely sociopath who is forced to rent his insane mother's room due to poor ticket sales at his revival movie theater. Jack Carney, the new roommate, appears normal enough at first but it soon becomes apparent that he is hiding something. As their friendship develops, Adrian suppresses his suspicions that Jack may be the government mercenary turned serial killer who has been terrorizing the city. The other eccentric residents of the building begin to worry as Adrian shows increasing signs that his mother's insanity may be hereditary. The shocking climax of this twisted tale of deceit, perversion and murder reveals the darker side of the human psyche. Written by Kevin Jundt
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roommate | tenant | projectionist | neighbor | mother son relationship |Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
15 September 1989 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$21,823, 17 September 1989Gross USA:
$1,267,578Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$1,267,578Company Credits
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I've never seen a character like Colin Firth's Adrian in any movie, before or since. It reminded me however of some people I know, including me. Colin Firth gives him life without trying to win friends. He is so tightly screwed that there's no room for anything in his life other than old movies, the kind that let you escape to, sometimes, darker pastures. "Touch Of Evil" is playing at his deserted revival theater in Buenos Aires when the film opens. We see Colin's face watching and the voice of Marlene Dietrich "He was some kind of a man". I had seen "Apartment Zero" many years ago and I remembered the impact, I went home and couldn't fall asleep. The faces of Colin Firth and Hart Bochner keeping me awake. I never saw the film again until last night. I remembered entire sequences, music and faces. It was strange to see it again after a lifetime of personal experiences. I laughed out loud, I wept, I was terrified. My only qualm was the length. I got impatient sometimes waiting for those moments that I knew, were about to come. Now I own it and I know I'll come back to it again and again. Highly recommended.