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Bad Influence (1990)

R 99 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   9 March 1990 (USA)
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Michael, a wimpy young executive, is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome... See full summary »

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writer:

David Koepp
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rob Lowe ...
James Spader ...
Lisa Zane ...
Marcia Cross ...
Rosalyn Landor ...
Britt
Tony Maggio Tony Maggio ...
Patterson
Palmer Lee Todd Palmer Lee Todd ...
Naked Woman
Kathleen Wilhoite ...
Leslie
Sunny Smith Sunny Smith ...
Waitress
Susan Lee Hoffman Susan Lee Hoffman ...
Karen, Woman in Bar
Jeff Kaake Jeff Kaake ...
Willie, Man in Bar
Christian Clemenson ...
Pismo Boll
Charisse Glenn Charisse Glenn ...
Stylish Eurasian Woman
Jay Della Jay Della ...
Chez Jay Bartender
Inger Lorre Inger Lorre ...
Band Member
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Storyline

Michael, a wimpy young executive, 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, while jogging, Michael runs into the stranger on a pier. He introduces himself as Alex, and the two go out to an under- ground club. Within a matter of days, Alex wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down, and Michael doesn't realize that Alex is a dangerous sociopath until it's too late. Written by Denise P. Meyer <dpm1@cornell.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Bar | Executive | Homosexual Subtext | Rival | Doppelganger  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Cattive compagnie See more »

Box Office

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$12,626,043 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In chapter seventeen of Rob Lowe's autobiography "Stories I Only Tell My Friends", he describes being at rehearsals in a church off Highland Avenue when he is asked to approve his make-up artist, Sheryl Berkoff. He recognises her because, years before, they'd been on a blind date together. He describes her as 'an artist of the face' who 'knows her shit cold'. In July of 1991, he married her. He also suggests that Bad Influence was originally submitted as a writing sample to producer Steve Tisch ("the only man with both an Oscar and a Superbowl trophy"). Lowe had originally wanted to play the role of Michael, "the average Joe", but was taken to lunch by David Koepp, and talked into taking the role of Alex. He describes Tom Brokaw leading the evening news with the Rob Lowe sex tapes, and following that item with news about Tiananmen square. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Lowe wore a glove on one hand to smear blood on the wall of Michael's apartment. In the following scene, the glove switched hands. See more »

Quotes

Michael: [With a knife pressed against his Alex's neck] You're going to die with you're mouth shut
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Connections

Referenced in "Community: Accounting for Lawyers (#2.2)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"N'SEL FIK"
Written by C. Sahraoui, Fadela and R. Baba-Ahmed
Performed by Chaba Fadela
Produced by Rachid Baba-Ahmed/A Rashid and Fethi Production
Courtesy of Mango Records, An Island Records Company See more »