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Jeff Fahey vs. a yacht explosion. Straight-to-video '90s thriller perfection.
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Temptation (1994)

sweaty nautical noircable TV midnight specialFahey hair acting

Overview

Thriller

After five years in prison for insurance fraud the sailor Lanarsky is released. Together with his buddy Bone he gets a job as seamen on board the yacht owned by the wife of his insurance fraud-partner Michael Reddick. Lanarsky has a question to his former partner who he thinks tried to cheat him. But Michael Reddich himself has another insurance plan ready where he will kill everybody on board the yacht, blow it up and then claim the life-insurance for his wife. But Lanarsky and the wife Lee escape and follow Michael to the nearby Cayman Island where the final showdown takes place.

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betrayal among thievesgreed's recursive trapmasculine ego collisioninsurance as death wish

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jeff Fahey's perm and perpetual squint

Practical Effects

Actual boat they definitely only had one of

Best for:Solo: 2 AM with snacks and zero expectations·Background: Fold laundry to yacht explosions·Rewatch: Irony-soaked revisit with friends
Heads up:Violence: Boat explosions, gunplay, mild '90s brutality
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Director

Strathford Hamilton

ReleasedOct 19, 1994
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight

Top Cast

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Eddie Lanarsky

Alison Doody

Alison Doody

Lee Reddick

Philip Casnoff

Philip Casnoff

Michael Reddick

David Keith

David Keith

Bone

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Strathford Hamilton made three Fahey films in four years—someone had a vision.

Cultural

This is peak 1994: direct-to-video thrillers cast recognizable faces in tropical locations for foreign markets.

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