Jan Rubes, Ken Pogue, Mark Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Michael Copeman ...( see more  see more... ) , Roddy McDowall , Wayne Robson , William Russ

This unofficial remake of the minor film noir classic My Name Is Julia Ross stars Mary Steenburgen as an out-of-work actress lured to the mansion of a crazy millionaire (Roddy McDowall). Once there, s...( read more  read more... )he realizes she has been kidnapped and is being groomed to play someone else. While eerie and unsettling, this 1987 film is also wrapped in a thick, anachronistic melodrama, making it hard to see the movie as anything but an instant artifact. The question is, why did director Arthur Penn (Bonnie and Clyde) have anything to do with it? On the plus side, McDowall is quite creepy as an elegant psychopath. --Tom Keogh

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R, 100 min.

Directed by: Arthur Penn

Release Date: June 1, 1986

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DVD Release Date: December 3, 2002

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  • September 13, 2006
    Taut, twisty, ridiculous thriller that works. Roddy McDowall is great.
  • July 2, 2008
    Some nice twists.
  • October 16, 2009
    Not as good as I hoped it would be
  • October 6, 2009
    A reasonably well made thriller with lots of snow and darkness. The plot was a bit derivative, and the outcome not unpredictable, but well filmed with a good scary atmosphere about it. Nice location shooting and sets.
  • November 22, 2008
    Dark and disturbing...
  • November 10, 2008
    I can't help but wonder why she didn't try to run away earlier.
  • July 19, 2007
    This movie is creepy as hell and it has Roddy McDowell in it and some Aussie actor in it.. It's definitely suspenseful and dark.. A must see!
  • February 20, 2007
    Great cast, fantastic story line, and Mary Steenburgen is wonderful as always.
  • December 10, 2006
    Pretty bad, pretty terrible, pretty horrible. Do I need to say anymore then that?

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