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Antonio Banderas, Dennis Miller, Harry Dean Stanton, Harry Stanton, Len Cariou ...( see more  see more... ) , Rebecca De Mornay

A beautiful but reserved criminal psychiatrist must deal with the obsessive stalking of a dangerous killer in this erotically charged thriller. The film's central tension emerges from the relationship...( read more  read more... ) between Dr. Sarah Taylor (Rebecca DeMornay), a highly professional psychologist, and a handsome stranger, Tony Ramirez (Antonio Banderas). After randomly encountering Tony in a supermarket, the normally aloof Sarah lets her guard down and embarks on a passionate sexual affair with the Latino charmer. Soon afterward, however, Sarah receives a series of disturbing threats from an unknown stalker. Her suspicions immediately fall on Tony, as she realizes how little she knows about her new lover. Her fear throws a shadow over their relationship, and her doubts increase as she learns more about Tony's dangerous past. Director Peter J. Hall maintains a fast pace and attempts to keep audiences guessing, introducing additional suspects from an imprisoned serial killer (Harry Dean Stanton) to the next-door neighbor (Dennis Miller). The characters rarely transcend standard thriller types, and the uneven screenplay does not have a satisfying ending, but the chemistry between DeMornay and Banderas may keep their fans interested along the way.

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R, 86 min.

Directed by: Peter Hall

Release Date: October 20, 1995

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DVD Release Date: June 25, 2001

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  • purplemegan
    November 22, 2008
    purplemegan
    I mean it was good enough for a movie to watch on TV in the middle of the night. I did get fooled by the ending, no matter how implausible it was. I kept thinking I had it figured out but then thinking that was too obvious so I'd think something else but I never did get it right.
  • mwilliams078
    October 26, 2008
    mwilliams078
    Never Talk to Strangers, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Antonio Banderas is a good thriller of one man's deadly obession.
  • StaisilD
    January 11, 2008
    StaisilD
    She plays a psychiatrist evaluating whether an accused serial killer is competent to stand trial. It becomes obvious early on that she was drawn to psychiatry because of her own severe emotional problems and difficult past. In the meantime, we are shown troubling relationships wi...( read more)th men appearing in her personal life. An upstairs neighbor badly wants her, but she wants only to be friends. Her father shows up out of the blue seeking affection and assistance, but she resists him, and it is obvious that their relationship and her childhood were deeply troubled. A stranger (Banderas) she meets in a store ardently pursues her, and they begin an affair, but she has difficulty trusting him, both because he is something of a suspicious character and because, as she tells him, she has difficulty trusting anybody. Their relationship becomes volatile and angry, tinged with violent overtones. Then there is the issue of her ex-fiancé, who vanished abruptly and without explanation just before the scheduled wedding. As happens in these kinds of films, she is sent a series of mysterious messages and packages with no return addresses. Then violent things start to occur. Someone is clearly trying to terrorize her, but who? So many suspects -- Banderas? The upstairs neighbor (who is of course jealous of Banderas)? The serial killer, acting through friends outside of prison? Her father? The ex-fiancée? I did not anticipate the answer to this question, revealed of course at the film's end, but it was not an especially unusual conclusion for films of this kind. What made this picture worthwhile was De Mornay's utterly believable portrayal of, let us say, a difficult character, reminiscent of what she did in "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle". She is simply great at this kind of thing, besides being classically gorgeous. The acting is top notch and the plot is full of satisfying twists and turns. If you are in the mood for a strong, solid thriller then this ought to be a top choice.
  • sweetilusion691
    October 15, 2009
    sweetilusion691
    quiero terminar de verla
  • escapedbread
    July 31, 2009
    escapedbread
    Decent but predictable thriller
  • jacobblust
    July 10, 2009
    jacobblust
    Not so great... kind of predictable.
  • maillek2005
    May 31, 2009
    maillek2005
    has an awesome twist
  • lindapretty93
    April 10, 2009
    lindapretty93
    it's got more to it than just the title....be careful...to ...who..you..talk
  • jimandamycollins
    March 16, 2009
    jimandamycollins
    Even though he has mullet-like hair, Antonio Banderas's ass is sweet and you get to see a lot of it. The movie itself was just ok..a little too easy to figure out.
  • malacaynomuerto
    March 14, 2009
    malacaynomuerto
    no es raro que después de ver esta peli de miedo ligar. tienes sus cosas entretenidas pero no es la gran cosa

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  • willowwolf
    January 3, 2007
    willowwolf
    A surprising and original plot, lots of passion (Antonio style )
    Rebecca De Mornay should make Melanie Griffith nervous...
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