When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...
Writing
Script keeps pulling rugs until the floor's gone.
Acting
Dillon and Richards commit to the bit magnificently.
Direction
McNaughton treats sleaze like high art.
Director
John McNaughton
Kevin Bacon
Sergeant Ray Duquette
Matt Dillon
Sam Lombardo
Neve Campbell
Suzie Toller
Denise Richards
Kelly Van Ryan
Theresa Russell
Sandra Van Ryan
Bill Murray
Kenneth Bowden
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Detective Gloria Perez
Robert Wagner
Tom Baxter
Carrie Snodgress
Ruby
Jeff Perry
District Attorney Bryce Hunter
Eduardo Yáñez
Frankie Condo
Jennifer Bini Taylor
Barbara Baxter
Cory Pendergast
Jimmy Leach
Marc Macaulay
Walter
Toi Svane Stepp
Nicole
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The pool scene was shot in February; actors were freezing. The visible breath? Totally real.
This film basically killed the '90s erotic thriller boom by being too smart for the genre it exploited — then got dismissed as trash anyway.
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