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Beverly D'Angelo, Carl Lumbly, Dan Hedaya

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

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R, 102 min.

Directed by: John Schlesinger

Release Date: September 28, 1990

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • middleeasternfilms
    November 13, 2009
    middleeasternfilms
    This film has just the right amount of drama and suspense without making it seem like it's trying too hard to be a nightmare but at the same time definitely keeps from being boring. Michael Keaton's best roles have always been when he's some kind of psychopath - like Desperate Me...( read more)asures - so this was a great role for him.
  • Deano78
    November 7, 2009
    Deano78
    A pretty decent thriller that is quite tense. The tenant from hell arrives causing chaos for a young couple struggling with there first house. Decent film with a good cast but a bit dated now.
  • thmtsang
    October 25, 2009
    thmtsang
    Freaky movie about a disturbing neighbour. Good cast.
  • YosemiteSamFan
    August 12, 2007
    YosemiteSamFan
    Michael Keaton plays a creepy and mysterious tenant in this thriller, which is quite interesting.
  • garyX
    February 24, 2007
    garyX
    A singularly forgettable cast in a feeble melodramatic "thriller" involving a house. "Thrilling".
  • lopcar1993
    November 14, 2009
    lopcar1993
    This movie has it all the look, the feel, the dark atmosphere. But what is it missing? Well the suspense and nail biting tension is one. Two the lack of a real villain and really believable, average Joe hero's, three It's just not that worthy of being called a psycho thri...( read more)ller. Because it's missing one thing, the Psycho. Pacific Heights has a fantastic idea and a good style that really is believable, but the story is severely lacking and falls hard on the cliche's when the film's story is at it's peak and sadly the sinister villain played by Michael Keaton is not what you expect or hope for, in fact the whole plot of the movie is not what you hope for.




    Pacific Heights tries very hard to be a powerful and frightening suspense thriller but it can't seem to get past the fact that it just doesn't even make sense at sometimes. It's derivative, boring and a shamble of a movie that wants to be something more than what it is. All in all it's got a bad idea that was made into a bad movie with only one good performance to save it from falling into the black abyss of movie oblivion.





    Michael Keaton is alright as the not so evil villain and is the only reason this film keeps it head above water, barely. He isn't as good as he was in his previous works Batman or Bettlejuice for that matter but he does try very hard to elevate the poor material above just plain bad, but sadly he can't. Matthew Modine who I have never heard of, and for good reason. He is nothing of a leading man type he can't even hold his own against Keaton's villain. His acting is on par between bad and extremely shallow and is a sight for sore eyes and really brings down this film. Melanie Griffith is absolutely terrible as the lead female, her kiddie voice makes her a very,very unconvincing in this film and can't carry it. The cat falls flat and the story falls with them.





    Pacific Heights is good in only it's style but fails to please when it really should and can't deliver on the promise it makes with the premise. It falls and falls hard on it's promise to deliver palpable suspense and thrills. All in all Pacific Heights is an A-Bomb.
  • ChrisChristoferson
    September 13, 2009
    ChrisChristoferson
    michael keaton when he plays the crazy one creeps you out...
  • Lloydmincy
    February 16, 2009
    Lloydmincy
    Keaton as a bad buy - and a GOOD one.
  • nmckenna2
    January 11, 2009
    nmckenna2
    Well it's not everyday I get to write a review on one of my fav movies ! Here goes ! The movie is set in San Francisco . Michael Keaton plays a creepy tenant called Carter Hayes . In reality he is a dangerous Con-man who takes up residence with couple Matthew Modine and Melan...( read more)ie Griffith . He takes them in a complicated Confidence Scam . When the dust settles he has a free room in their home . Their attempts to remove him from the House only upsets him Hayes even more . The dialogue in this film is thoroughly original and inventive . There are no mundane cliches which sometimes can spoil my enjoyment of films . The action scenes are well sequenced. When u watch Pacific Heights I guarantee that it will stay with u long after u have watched it. It's that good. Enjoy !!

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