A maid's son walks into a mansion full of lies and leaves with blood on his hands.
A young man journeys to the estate of rich family in Santa Barbara, California, to visit his mother, who works there as a maid and whom he hasn't seen in many years. He winds up getting involved in adultery and a murder plot and uncovering some long-hidden secrets that no one in the family wants revealed.
Acting
Barbara Carrera vamping it up as the bored rich wife.
Production
Santa Barbara opulence shot like a perfume commercial gone wrong.
Director
Peter Foldy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Peter Foldy was primarily a pop songwriter in the 70s before pivoting to directing low-budget thrillers; this was his second feature.
Released straight-to-video in 1994, Tryst exemplifies the era's 'erotic thriller' boom that died with Basic Instinct's imitators—Louise Fletcher's presence lending gravitas to what was essentially premium cable fodder.
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