They're dying to play with you.
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
- Sexual violence
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Unpretentious, grave, classical in form and plot-driven.
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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- JPV852on TMDB · May 20228/10
Delightfully sleazy and trashy 1990s erotic-thriller that has everything you want from the genre but also a pretty engaging plot underneath it all. Great performances from Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell and Denise Richards. This is a movie I've seen several times over the years, the latest in glorious 4K, and it never gets old. **4.0/5**
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Cast
- Kevin BaconSergeant Ray Duquette
- Matt DillonSam Lombardo
- Neve CampbellSuzie Toller
- Denise RichardsKelly Van Ryan
- Theresa RussellSandra Van Ryan
- Bill MurrayKenneth Bowden
- Daphne Rubin-VegaDetective Gloria Perez
- Robert WagnerTom Baxter
- Carrie SnodgressRuby
- Jeff PerryDistrict Attorney Bryce Hunter
Crew
- John McNaughtonDirector
- Stephen PetersWriter
- Jeffrey L. KimballDirector of Photography
- George S. ClintonOriginal Music Composer
- Elena MaganiniEditor
- Steven A. JonesProducer
- Rodney LiberProducer
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