Acting on Impulse is a 1993 American film directed by Sam Irvin and starring Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen, and C. Thomas Howell. The film, which is also known under the alternate titles Secret Lives and Eyes of a Stranger, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 3, 1993[1] before being broadcast by Showtime on July 10, 1993.[2] Adam Ant, Isaac Hayes, Zelda Rubinstein, and Dick Sargent, in his last role, make cameo appearances.[3]
Acting on Impulse | |
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Directed by | Sam Irvin |
Screenplay by | Mark Pittman Alan Moskowitz |
Story by | Solomon Weingarten |
Produced by | Michael Jaffe Mark Benton Johnson David Peters |
Starring | C. Thomas Howell Linda Fiorentino Nancy Allen |
Cinematography | Dean Lent |
Edited by | Neil Grieve |
Music by | Daniel Licht-+2 |
Production company | Spectacor Films |
Distributed by | Showtime Networks Academy Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Critical response
editThe Kansas City Star called Acting on Impulse "perverse fun",[4] while Entertainment Weekly noted it as an "inevitable goofball thriller" and commenting on the relaxed nature of the sexual tension in the film.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Preems pervasive at Seattle Film Fest". Variety. May 13, 1993. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "TV REVIEWS : A Horror Picture Star Finds Romance in a Sleek Thriller". Los Angeles Times. July 10, 1993. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Acting on Impulse". IMDb.com. 10 July 1993. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The First Seductions". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
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