Movie Type: Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Psychological Thriller
Themes: Murder Investigations, Cons and Scams, Crime Gone Awry
Release Year: 1993
Run Time: 88 minutes
MPAA Rating: NC17
Plot
Jack Coleman plays a down-on-his-luck baseball player who becomes a Beverly Hills masseur. One of his male clients hires Coleman to make love to the man's wife (Michelle Phillips) to provide grounds for a divorce. Needless to say, the client ends up dead, and Coleman is the prime suspect. American Gigolo, anyone? Made for cable, Rubdown does little to enhance the careers of supporting players Alan Thicke, William Devane or Catherine Oxenberg. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide