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Acting on Impulse

  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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POPULARITY
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Nancy Allen, Linda Fiorentino, and C. Thomas Howell in Acting on Impulse (1993)
ComedyMysteryThriller
The aggressive actress Susan, star of many erotic thrillers, feels stalked by her fans and has a fight with her producer. During a one week long pause in the shooting of a movie, she retires... Read allThe aggressive actress Susan, star of many erotic thrillers, feels stalked by her fans and has a fight with her producer. During a one week long pause in the shooting of a movie, she retires into an hotel, unknowing that her producer is lying dead in her trailer. While the police... Read allThe aggressive actress Susan, star of many erotic thrillers, feels stalked by her fans and has a fight with her producer. During a one week long pause in the shooting of a movie, she retires into an hotel, unknowing that her producer is lying dead in her trailer. While the police searches her, she meets the married sales representative Paul on a congress and pulls him... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
319
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,099
1,372
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    • Director
      • Sam Irvin
    • Writers
      • Solomon Weingarten(story)
      • Mark Pittman(screenplay)
      • Alan Moskowitz(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • C. Thomas Howell
      • Linda Fiorentino
      • Nancy Allen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sam Irvin
    • Writers
      • Solomon Weingarten(story)
      • Mark Pittman(screenplay)
      • Alan Moskowitz(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • C. Thomas Howell
      • Linda Fiorentino
      • Nancy Allen
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Photos15

    Jason Paul Collum (center) with (l-r) Musetta Vander, Cassandra Peterson, Julie Brown (I), Stella Stevens, Sam Irvin, Brinke Stevens, Mary Woronov for Femme Fatales photo story on career of director Sam Irvin. Collum interviewed director Irvin & his common actors/friends from Irvin's films ACTING ON IMPULSE (1993), OBLIVION (1994), OUT THERE (1995), and ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS (2001).
    Nancy Allen, Patrick Bauchau, and C. Thomas Howell in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    C. Thomas Howell in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen, Linda Fiorentino, and C. Thomas Howell in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen, Linda Fiorentino, and C. Thomas Howell in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Linda Fiorentino and C. Thomas Howell in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen and Linda Fiorentino in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Sam Irvin and Zelda Rubinstein in Acting on Impulse (1993)
    Nancy Allen and C. Thomas Howell at an event for Acting on Impulse (1993)

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    C. Thomas Howell
    C. Thomas Howell
    • Paul Stevens
    Linda Fiorentino
    Linda Fiorentino
    • Susan Gittes
    Nancy Allen
    Nancy Allen
    • Cathy Thomas
    Judith Hoag
    Judith Hoag
    • Gail Black
    Tom Wright
    Tom Wright
    • Dave Byers
    Adam Ant
    Adam Ant
    • Eric Boggs
    Paul Bartel
    Paul Bartel
    • Bruno
    Patrick Bauchau
    Patrick Bauchau
    • Yoram Sussman
    Isaac Hayes
    Isaac Hayes
    • Detective Stubbs
    Don Most
    Don Most
    • Leroy
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Bellhop
    Peter Lupus
    Peter Lupus
    • Steven Smith
    Kim McGuire
    Kim McGuire
    • Bambi
    Miles O'Keeffe
    Miles O'Keeffe
    • John
    Cassandra Peterson
    Cassandra Peterson
    • Roxy
    Zelda Rubinstein
    Zelda Rubinstein
    • Nosy lady
    Nicholas Sadler
    Nicholas Sadler
    • Tommy
    Dick Sargent
    Dick Sargent
    • Mr. Randolph
    • Director
      • Sam Irvin
    • Writers
      • Solomon Weingarten(story)
      • Mark Pittman(screenplay)
      • Alan Moskowitz(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Dick Sargent's last acting project.
    • Soundtracks
      Wrong Side Of Town
      Written by Ed Frederick
      Performed by Second Time Around
      Produced by Michael Johnstone
      Used by permission of Ed's Second Time Around Publishing Co.
      available on Class Act Records

    User reviews7

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    Enjoyable if you stumble across it...
    C. Thomas Howell, star of 'Soul Man' and 'The Outsiders', among many other 80's classics, tries his hand at a something a little different in this made for TV suspense thriller. Potentially miscast, Howell pulls off quite a strong performance as the All-American businessman letting his hair down and acting like a rebellious teenager again. Right along side him for every mishap are his uptight business-friend (Nancy Allen from 'Robocop' fame) and the instigator of all this trouble, Linda Fiorentino. Playing a B-movie `scream queen' who's wanted for murder, Fiorentino steals every scene she's in, proving early on that she could even shine in crappy films. Being a TV film, it was pretty cheesy, and not very entertaining, but it did keep me guessing until the last moment, which ultimately is the goal of these types of films. Not one to be in any hurry to watch, but enjoyable if you stumble across it. Rating: 23/40
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    • christophaskell
    • Nov 10, 2003

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eyes of a Stranger
    • Production company
      • Spectacor Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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