The Temp

– A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temp..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
The Temp (1993)

A series of mysterious accidents at a food company lead a manager to suspect his impressive new temporary secretary.

The Temp (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Feb 1993

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:

Tom Holland

Writer:

Kevin Falls (story), Tom Engelman (story), Kevin Falls (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dwight Schultz, Oliver Platt

Plot:

A cookie company takeover has employees scrambling to make a case for continued employment. An executive's administrative assistant takes paternity leave, and he gets a temp who is too good to be true, doing tasks at a fast pace and doing quite a bit of creative work for the project. The executive starts noticing that all the obstacles to his climb up the corporate ladder are disappearing, including the death of some of his rivals. When his regular admin returns to work, his temp, who has made it clear that she wishes to stay with him, begins her own accelerated climb up the ladder, and he begins wondering if she was responsible for the removal of the obstacles.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Paramount Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%