Half Moon Street (1986)
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60% of critics liked it
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29% of users liked it
(1,332 ratings)
Based on Paul Theroux's Doctor Slaughter, Half Moon Street is motivated by the moneymaking schemes of the heroine, Ph.D. researcher Laura Slaughter (Sigourney Weaver). Stuck in a low-paying government job in London, Laura decides to increase her bank account by working for what is… More Based on Paul Theroux's Doctor Slaughter, Half Moon Street is motivated by the moneymaking schemes of the heroine, Ph.D. researcher Laura Slaughter (Sigourney Weaver). Stuck in a low-paying government job in London, Laura decides to increase her bank account by working for what is euphemistically termed an "escort service." It is understood that her duties go above and beyond mere hand-holding, and Laura has no problem with this. Michael Caine enters the scene as Lord Bulbeck, a high-ranking British diplomat with whom Laura forms a "special" bond. Little does she know that she is being set up in a power-grabbing scheme masterminded by oil-rich sheik Karim Hatami (Nadim Sawalha). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Swaim
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1986 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 3, 2003
- Studio
- Nelson Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Weaver is as entrancing as she is sensational
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The premise is intriguing and the acting is rather good, but the execution is disappointing.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Contains a smashingly good performance by Sigourney Weaver.
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Cast
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Sigourney Weaver
as Lauren Slaughter
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Michael Caine
as Lord Bulbeck
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Patrick Kavanagh
as George Newhouse
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Keith Buckley
as Hugo Van Arkady
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Nadim Sawalha
as Karim Hatami
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Angus MacInnes
as Bill Rafferty
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Michael Elwyn
as Tom Haldane
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Jasper Jacob
as Rex Lanham
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Maria Aitken
as The Hon. Maura Hardcastle
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Haluk Bilginer
as Arab
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Carol Cleveland
as American Wife
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Hugo de Vernier
as Wine Waiter
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Dave Duffy
as Bodyguard
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Annie Hanson
as Mrs. Van Arkady
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Brian Hawksley
as Institute Porter
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Ram John Holder
as Lindsay Walker
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Togo Igawa
as Japanese Waiter
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Hossein Karimbeik
as Colonel Hassan Ali
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Faith Kent
as Lady Newhouse
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Eiji Kusuhara
as Japanese Businessman
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Anne Lambton
as Sidney Platts-Williams
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Vincent Lindon
as Sonny
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Kevork Malikyan
as Diplomat
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Mac McDonald
as Eddy Pressback
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Janet McTeer
as Van Arkady's Secretary
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Patrick Newman
as Julian Shuttle
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Niall O'Brien
as Captain Twilley
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Donald Pickering
as George Hardcastle
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Siobhan Redmond
as Institute Secretary
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Katherine Schofield
as Overdressed Lady
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Ninka Scott
as Mrs. Haldane
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Johnny Sinclair
as French Businessman
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Muriel Villiers
as Madame Cybele
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Robbie Lee
as Chinese Ambassador
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Anita Edwards
as Mrs. Hassan Ali
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Robert Guillermet
as French Waiter
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Judy Leibert
as Dutch
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Joy Lemoine
as Soft-voiced Woman
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Dulice Liecier
as Jamaican Escort-girl
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Andy Lucas
as Diplomat
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Judy Maynard
as Cherubic Woman
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Rosemary McHale
as Second Lady
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Timothy Peters
as Barry Gingham
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Andrew Seear
as TV newsreader
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Rupert Vansittart
as Alan Platts-Williams
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Claude Villers
as Concierge Clerk
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Philip Whitchurch
as Plainclothesman
- Ann Hanson
