A soft and hesitant young man is in danger when he tries to break toxic relationships with a mysterious stranger claiming to be his friend.A soft and hesitant young man is in danger when he tries to break toxic relationships with a mysterious stranger claiming to be his friend.A soft and hesitant young man is in danger when he tries to break toxic relationships with a mysterious stranger claiming to be his friend.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Band in Club
- (as jet freedom)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsEarly in the movie when Michael is in the bar drinking a beer the glass is nearly empty. When it cuts to Michael getting his head slammed against the table the glass is suddenly almost full.
- Quotes
Michael: What happened last night?
Alex: What do you mean?
Michael: The last thing I remember is we were driving around Patterson's neighborhood. And I go into the office today and find out that he got beat up. And I'm standing there in the middle of everybody with dried blood all over my hand. Did we go to Patterson's last night?
Alex: Yes. We went to Patterson's.
Michael: I mean, I didn't hit him, did I?
Alex: You didn't just hit him. You beat the shit out of him.
Michael: What the hell were you doing?
Alex: Holding him down.
[Michael looks frantic]
Alex: Oh don't worry, I'm not gonna tell anybody.
Michael: *Tell* anybody? Jesus Christ, this guy is a colleague of mine!
Alex: Oh, don't worry about him! *He's* not gonna tell anyone. He knows you'd kill him if he did.
Michael: Wait a second... kill him?
Alex: Yeah. And if you didn't, I would. Told him that this morning... when I went to get the donuts.
Michael: Get out.
[Alex continues eating donuts]
Michael: GET OUT!
- Alternate versionsUK version is cut by 28 sec. to remove "dangerous imitable technique" during the scene where Alex attempts to kill Michael by connecting the car lights to the petrol tank.
- SoundtracksSpiritual Healing
Written by Toots Hibbert (as F. Hibbert)
Performed by Toots Hibbert (as Toots)
Produced by Chris Blackwell and Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (as Sly Dunbar)
Courtesy of Mango Records, an Island Records company
As bad as "Alex" was, I couldn't root for the other main character, either: "Michael Boll" (James Spader). Spader is one of these actors that seems to play very snotty, unlikeable people. Maybe he's just good at play annoying characters.
An odd character, and one that added to this film, was the guy (Christian Clemenson) who played Spader's older, stoned-out brother "Pismo." What a loser.....but an interesting person.
I really was intrigued by this film the first time I saw it but less so in the next two viewings, finally trading this in for something else. But for one viewing, it's recommended for crime fans, or people who just plain like evil characters.
- ccthemovieman-1
- Jan 14, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Todfreunde - Bad Influence
- Filming locations
- La Brea Tar Pits - 5801 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Multiple scenes: Alex and Michael meet at tar pits. Body is found in pits.)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,626,043
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,822,019
- Mar 11, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $12,626,043
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1