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Bad Influence
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
1990 · Directed by Curtis Hanson · 99 min · Thriller · Crime · 10 frames
Tagline
When fantasy becomes a fatal distraction.
Crew
- Written by: David Koepp
- Cinematography: Robert Elswit
- Edited by: Bonnie Koehler
- Music: Trevor Jones
- Production design: Ron Foreman
- Produced by: Steve Tisch
Cast
- James Spader as Michael Boll
- Rob Lowe as Alex
- Lisa Zane as Claire
- Marcia Cross as Ruth Fielding
- Rosalyn Landor as Britt
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Leslie
- Tony Maggio as Patterson
- Palmer Lee Todd as Naked Woman
- Jeff Kaake as Willie
- Christian Clemenson as Pismo Boll
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Epic Productions, Producers Representative Organization, Sarliu/Diamant
- Budget: $7,000,000
- Box office: $12,626,043
- Themes: jealousy, underground, eroticism, sociopath, drugs, stranger, club, executive, neo-noir
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