The Alarmist (1998)
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55% of critics liked it
(11 reviews) -
24% of users liked it
(133 ratings)
This comedy pivoting around a Los Angeles home-security business was adapted by director Evan Dunsky from a play by Keith Reddin. Heinrich Grigoris (Stanley Tucci) welcomes new employee Tommy Hudler (David Arquette) to Grigoris Security. During his first day on the job, Tommy sells a system and then… More This comedy pivoting around a Los Angeles home-security business was adapted by director Evan Dunsky from a play by Keith Reddin. Heinrich Grigoris (Stanley Tucci) welcomes new employee Tommy Hudler (David Arquette) to Grigoris Security. During his first day on the job, Tommy sells a system and then goes to bed with his customer, single mother Gale Ancona (Kate Capshaw). When Tommy introduces her to his parents, he finds they don't approve of his seeing an older woman. As he learns more about the home-security business, he discovers Grigoris profits from breaking into houses equipped with his system. Thus, Tommy suspects Heinrich when Gale and her son Howard (Ryan Reynolds) are murdered. Shown at the 1997 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Evan Dunsky
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 2, 1999
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Ed Kelleher, Film Journal International
First-time filmmaker Dunsky doesn't always know where to place his camera to maximize the edgy humor that lurks near the script's surface.
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Cast
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David Arquette
as Tommy Hudler
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Stanley Tucci
as Heinrich Grigoris
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Kate Capshaw
as Gale Ancona
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Mary McCormack
as Sally Brown
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Ryan Reynolds
as Howard Ancona
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Tricia Vessey
as April
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Michael Learned
as Beth Hudler
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Louis Arquette
as Bruce Hudler
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Eric Zivot
as Shelly
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Hoke Howell
as Mr. Fielding
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David Brisbin
as Det. Flinkman
