''Perfect Strangers'' is a 1984 erotic
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...
directed by
Larry Cohen
Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American filmmaker. He originally emerged as the writer of blaxploitation films such as ''Black Caesar (film), Black Caesar'' and ''Hell Up in Harlem'' (both 1973), before becomin ...
. It stars
Anne Carlisle
Anne Carlisle (born 1956) is an American artist, actress, performance artist, acting teacher, author, and model.
Career
Carlisle is known for co-writing and playing both the lead female and male counterpart roles in the 1982 film '' Liquid Sky' ...
,
Brad Rijn and
Ann Magnuson
Ann Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by ''The New York Times'' in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does".
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Plot
A Mafia hit man discovers a young boy has witnessed him killing someone. Under Mafia pressure he is urged to kill the boy but is picked up by the boy's mother and soon they fall into a relationship.
Cast
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Anne Carlisle
Anne Carlisle (born 1956) is an American artist, actress, performance artist, acting teacher, author, and model.
Career
Carlisle is known for co-writing and playing both the lead female and male counterpart roles in the 1982 film '' Liquid Sky' ...
as Sally
* Brad Rijn as Johnny
* John Woehrle as Fred
* Matthew Stockley as Matthew
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Stephen Lack
Stephen Lack (born January 1, 1946) is a Canadian artist, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his leading role in David Cronenberg's ''Scanners'' and Allan Moyle's '' The Rubber Gun'', for which he was nominated for two Genie Awards.
Ea ...
as Burns
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Ann Magnuson
Ann Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by ''The New York Times'' in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does".
A f ...
as Malda
See also
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List of American films of 1984
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1984 films
1984 thriller films
1980s English-language films
1980s erotic thriller films
American erotic thriller films
Films directed by Larry Cohen
Films with screenplays by Larry Cohen
New Line Cinema films
1980s American films
English-language erotic thriller films