Main Cast: Bud Cort, James Brolin, Kim Adams, Carol Kane, Pamella D'Pella
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Bud Cort's directorial debut is a dark comedy about a romantic obsession that leads to tragedy, featuring a wide array of cameo performances including James Brolin, Carol Kane, Rhea Perlman, Martin Mull, Andrea Martin, Woody Harrelson, Timothy Leary, and Gena Rowlands. Cort is Ted Whitley, a local poet celebrity in Venice Beach, California, who spends his time drifting along the boardwalk and delivering his beat poetry inspirations at a local dive. As he sits on a pier composing his latest art work, a vision of incredible beauty --Linda Turner (Kim Adams)-- strolls by in a bikini and Ted is immediately smitten. Linda turns out to be the manager of the agency that Ted has used to try to find a new apartment. He flatters her with his attentions and his poetic rambles. For her part, she likes Ted but doesn't consider him romantic material. Ted misinterprets Linda's friendliness for amorousness and when Linda tries to back off from Ted, Ted cannot be stopped. His out-of-control obsession for Linda turns Linda's once-friendly demeanor into one of terror. But Ted continues stalking her until tragedy strikes. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Brian Thompson - Herb; Bettye Ackerman - Poetry Award Presenter; Woody Harrelson - Homeless Viet Nam Veteran; Dr. Timothy Leary - Judge H. Converse; Andrea Martin - Bag Lady; Martin Mull - Ted's Attorney; Tracy Reiner - Shelly; Vincent Schiavelli - Publisher; Arleen Sorkin - Marcia; Rhea Perlman - Grace; Gena Rowlands - Mrs. Turner; Clint Allen - Patient; Pat Ast - Women's Group #2; John Blythe Barrymore - Patient; Zoe Cassavetes - Waitress with Attitutde; Jacqueline Chauvin - Women's Group Head; Jerome Coleman - Park Bench Lover; Chris Paul Davis - Cop #3; Tamara de Treaux - Park Bench Lover; Jack Eastland - Club Emcee; Bridget Flaherty - Women's Group #1; Tony Genaro - Bailiff; Grif Griffis - 2nd Woman; Philip K. Irven - Ted's Cellmate; Pete Koch - Cop #1; Barbara Leary - Guest; Norma Maldonado - Cop #5; Jim Maniaci - 3rd Prisoner; Lily Mariye - Rose; Pat McCormick - Marcia's Elderly Boyfriend; Christopher McMullen - Horseback Rider; Lawrence McNeil III - 4th Cop; Stefanos Miltsakakis - 1st Prisoner; Rob Moran - Patient; Tricia O'Neil - Judge Katherine Notch; Joe Paul - Wino; Lady Rowlands - Linda's Grandmother; Carl Rumburg - 2nd Cop; Mik Scriba - Prison Guard; Victor Talmadge - Orderly; Chad Taylor - Chainsaw Juggler; Roberta Wallach - District Attorney; Shelly Werk - Nurse; Cassandra Peterson - Lisa; Rick Montgomery; Dan Parada; Craig Ryan Ng - 2nd Prisoner
Credit
Robert Stover - Art Director, William Martens - Associate Producer, Chris Scheck - Choreography, Rosemarie Fall - Costume Designer, Dana Weems - Costume Designer, Bud Cort - Director, Katina Zinner - Editor, Peter Zinner - Editor, David Robbins - Composer (Music Score), Lynn Christopher - Production Designer, Dietrich Lohmann - Cinematographer, Randall Kubota - Producer, Krishna Shah - Producer, William Talmadge - Producer, Randolf L. Turrow - Producer, Gene Serdena - Set Designer, Paul Ciotti - Screenwriter, Bud Cort - Screenwriter, William Martens - Screenwriter, Randolf L. Turrow - Screenwriter
