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Acting on Impulse (1993)

R | | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller | 10 July 1993 (USA)
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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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Sam Irvin

Writers:

Solomon Weingarten (story), Mark Pittman (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

C. Thomas Howell, Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
C. Thomas Howell ... Paul Stevens
Linda Fiorentino ... Susan Gittes
Nancy Allen ... Cathy Thomas
Judith Hoag ... Gail Black
Tom Wright ... Dave Byers
Adam Ant ... Eric Boggs
Paul Bartel ... Bruno
Patrick Bauchau ... Yoram Sussman
Isaac Hayes ... Detective Stubbs
Don Most ... Leroy
Charles Lane ... Bellhop
Peter Lupus ... Steven Smith
Kim McGuire ... Bambi
Miles O'Keeffe ... John
Cassandra Peterson ... Roxy
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Storyline

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 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 into an affair. However the stalkings begin again, more frightening than ever. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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Plot Keywords:

actress | filmmaker | detective | murder | slasher | See All (6) »

Taglines:

Passion. Obsession. Murder.

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for some violence | See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1993 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Eyes of a Stranger See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spectacor Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Susan was loosely based on actress and "scream queen" Brinke Stevens. See more »

Soundtracks

Alcohol And Amarillo Highway
Music and lyrics by Mark Luke Daniels
Performed by Mark Luke Daniels
Produced by Bill Montei
used by permission of Herb Montei Music
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A little pretty film
16 February 1999 | by pablo649 – See all my reviews

I found this film very funny, unpredictable and entertaining.The actors play all very Well and Linda Fiorentino was terribly sexy. It hasn't a very logic plot, but, who cares? It has also some Cameo (Adam Ant and others I don't remember the name) A little pretty film
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