The Penthouse

– Dinah St. Clair lives the charmed life as the daughter of a wealthy record producer. Enter Joe Dobso..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
The Penthouse (1989)

Dinah St. Clair lives the charmed life as the daughter of a wealthy record producer. Enter Joe Dobson, a friend from Dinah's past that has mental problems. Joe's mother killed herself when he was young. Since then, he has been obsessed with death by falling. Joe breaks out of the mental ward he was in to meet Dinah. Unluckily, Dinah doesn't know about his past and lets him in. He holds her hostage, while the police and her father try to forge a plan to get her out of this sticky situation. Can Dinah be saved while she tries to save Joe?

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

05 Mar 1989

Language:

English

Director:

David Greene

Writer:

Trevor Dudley Smith (novel), William Wood (teleplay), Frank De Felitta (teleplay)

Main Actors:

Robin Givens, David Hewlett, Cedric Smith, Donnelly Rhodes

Plot:

Dinah St. Clair is the daughter of a record producer. She leads a charmed life as her father and her live in a high rise penthouse. Enter Joe Dobson, a friend from Dinah's past that has mental problems. Joe's mother killed herself when he was young. Since then, he has been obsessed with death by falling. Joe breaks out of the mental ward he was in to meet Dinah. Unluckily, Dinah does not know about his past, and lets him in. He holds her hostage, while the police and her father try to forge a plan to get her out of this sticky situation. Can Dinah be saved while she tries to save Joe?

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.2/10