Bad Influence

– Michael, a wimpy young executive, is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Bad Influence (1990)

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. Alex wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down...

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Producing Country:
USA
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Bad Influence (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Mar 1990

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writer:

David Koepp

Main Actors:

Rob Lowe, James Spader, Lisa Zane, Marcia Cross

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
Metacritic:
63%