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The Temp

  • 19931993
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  • 1h 36m
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5.3/10
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Timothy Hutton and Lara Flynn Boyle in The Temp (1993)
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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 dirt... Read allNice 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.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.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
3.4K
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    • Tom Holland
    • Kevin Falls(story)
    • Tom Engelman(story)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Dwight Schultz
    • Tom Holland
    • Kevin Falls(story)
    • Tom Engelman(story)
  • Stars
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Dwight Schultz
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    • 29User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Faye Dunaway in The Temp (1993)
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    Lara Flynn Boyle in The Temp (1993)
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    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Peter Derns
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Kris Bolin
    Dwight Schultz
    Dwight Schultz
    • Roger Jasser
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Jack Hartsell
    Steven Weber
    Steven Weber
    • Brad Montroe
    Colleen Flynn
    Colleen Flynn
    • Sara Meinhold
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Charlene Towne
    Scott Coffey
    Scott Coffey
    • Lance
    Dakin Matthews
    Dakin Matthews
    • Dr. Feldman
    Maura Tierney
    Maura Tierney
    • Sharon Derns
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Rosemary
    Michael Winters
    Michael Winters
    • Mercer
    Daniel C. Swanson
    • Nathan Derns
    • (as Danny Swanson)
    Demene Hall
    Demene Hall
    • Marla Higgins
    • (as Demene E. Hall)
    Jesse Vint
    Jesse Vint
    • Larry
    Gary Rooney
    • Bouncer
    Bill Johns
    • Waiter
    Don Alder
    • Office Security Guard
      • Tom Holland
      • Kevin Falls(story) (screenplay)
      • Tom Engelman(story)
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    • Trivia
      Reshuffles at the studio resulted in director Tom Holland having a different ending imposed on him, largely at the behest (it was rumored at the time) of Faye Dunaway who didn't want to be seen in a bad light.
    • Goofs
      Though the movie takes place in Portland, Oregon, one of the characters is listening to a Seattle radio station, which would not be available in Portland.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Falling Down/The Temp/Army of Darkness (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Wicked, Nasty & Mean
      By James Kalamasz and Alain Leroux (as Alain J. Leroux)

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    5/10
    Ludicrous But Entertaining Enough
    The stalker from hell was the most popular plot in Hollywood in the early 1990s . In fact come to think of it , it was probably the only Hollywood plot in those days . Never a week went by without a major film studio releasing film featuring a spurned lover from hell , a lodger from hell , a cop from hell a flatmate from hell etc . What I didn`t know was that there was a personal assistant from hell film called THE TEMP untill I saw it on TV the other night .

    I`ve got to admit I`ve got a soft spot for these type of movies even though they`re all the same . As you`d expect THE TEMP plays out like the rest of them with an everyman character finding his life falling apart with the climax involving a physical life or death struggle . Timothy Hutton plays the everyman character fairly well in this , and the final scene isn`t as how you`d expect it . Without doubt the best scene involves some public samples of biscuits .

    If you like these type of movies you`ll like THE TEMP . If not you won`t
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    • Theo Robertson
    • Jul 30, 2003

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbus Circle Films
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Permut Presentations
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
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