The Temp (1993)

Nice guy junior exec Peter doesn't play dirty but unfortunately, some of his colleagues do. In comes Kris, his new temp, who is bright and efficient and saves him. She's willing to play dirty for Peter.

Director:

Tom Holland

Writers:

Kevin Falls (story), Tom Engelman (story)

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dwight Schultz

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Hutton	...	Peter Derns
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Kris Bolin
Dwight Schultz	...	Roger Jasser
Oliver Platt	...	Jack Hartsell
Steven Weber	...	Brad Montroe
Colleen Flynn	...	Sara Meinhold
Faye Dunaway	...	Charlene Towne
Scott Coffey	...	Lance
Dakin Matthews	...	Dr. Feldman
Maura Tierney	...	Sharon Derns
Lin Shaye	...	Rosemary
Michael Winters	...	Mercer
Daniel C. Swanson	...	Nathan Derns (as Danny Swanson)
Demene Hall	...	Marla Higgins (as Demene E. Hall)
Jesse Vint	...	Larry

Storyline

A cookie company takeover has employees scrambling to make a case for continued employment. An executive's administrative assistant takes paternity leave, and he gets a temp who is too good to be true, doing tasks at a fast pace and doing quite a bit of creative work for the project. The executive starts noticing that all the obstacles to his climb up the corporate ladder are disappearing, including the death of some of his rivals. When his regular admin returns to work, his temp, who has made it clear that she wishes to stay with him, begins her own accelerated climb up the ladder, and he begins wondering if she was responsible for the removal of the obstacles.

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Plot Keywords:

female stockinged legs | backseamed pantyhose | black pantyhose | suntan pantyhose | nylon feet | 

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Taglines:

Don't get mad. Get promoted.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and scenes of violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role played by Faye Dunaway was first offered to Diane Ladd: Dunaway and Ladd had both appeared in the film Chinatown (1974) in which Ladd's character impersonates Dunaway's. Dunaway was given the role as she was agreeable to a lesser fee than that asked by Ladd and also did not wish the star billing which Ladd did.

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Goofs

Less then 5 minutes into the movie we see the camera visable when "Peter" gets into the elevator. Right as the doors are closing the camera is seen reflecting on the right side.

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Quotes

Kris Bolin: He'd take off his shorts and I'd take off my bikini and we'd fuck underwater in front of the entire senior class on shore. They just thought that we were two lovers embracing. We could do that now. In front of Roger, Sara... and no one would know.

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Connections

Referenced in Portlandia: The Temp (2013)

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Soundtracks

Basketball Glitter
Written and Performed by D. Brent Nelson

User Reviews

Predictable but good fun for 50 eurocents!!

I found this video in an ex-rental shop, i had never heard of it and bought it for 50 eurocents. When i came home and searched on how people voted for this film. The average vote was not encouraging so i left it on the shelf for months. When i decided to watch it, it was surprisingly good. Not a classic and sometimes very predictable, but never dull. Good performances by the leading characters, especially Laura Flynn Boyle and Faye Dunaway. I rate this film 8 out 0f 10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Temp

Filming Locations:

South Park Blocks, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,877,744, 15 February 1993

Gross USA:

$6,419,876

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,419,876

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbus Circle Films, Paramount Pictures, Permut Presentations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1