Dexter Cornell, an English Professor becomes embroiled in a series of murders involving people around him. Dexter has good reason to want to find the murderer but hasn't much time. He finds help and comfort from one of his student, Sydney Fuller.
Cinematography
Sweaty, overexposed nightmare aesthetic.
Acting
Quaid's unhinged desperation carries everything.
Direction
Music video veterans bring chaotic visual rhythm.
Director
Annabel Jankel
Dennis Quaid
Dexter Cornell
Meg Ryan
Sydney Fuller
Charlotte Rampling
Mrs. Fitzwaring
Daniel Stern
Hal Petersham
Jane Kaczmarek
Gail Cornell
Christopher Neame
Bernard
Robin Johnson
Cookie Fitzwaring
Robert Knepper
Nicholas Lang
Jay Patterson
Graham Corey
Brion James
Detective Ulmer
Jack Kehoe
Detective Brockton
Elizabeth Arlen
Elaine Wells
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Jankel and Morton came from music videos and Max Headroom, explaining the hyper-stylized panic.
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