"They were the perfect couple, buying the perfect house. Until a perfect stranger moved into their lives."

1990

1h 42m

6.3(389 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

58 members

Acting

Melanie Griffith

Patty Palmer

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Matthew Modine

Drake Goodman

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Michael Keaton

Carter Hayes / James Danforth

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Mako

Toshio Watanabe

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Nobu McCarthy

Mira Watanabe

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Laurie Metcalf

Stephanie MacDonald

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Carl Lumbly

Lieutenant Lou Baker

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Dorian Harewood

Dennis

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Luca Bercovici

Greg

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Tippi Hedren

Florence Peters

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Sheila McCarthy

Liz Hamilton

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Guy Boyd

Warning Cop

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Jerry Hardin

Bennett Fidlow

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Dan Hedaya

Loan Officer

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James Staley

District Attorney Henry

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Miriam Margolyes

Realtor

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Takayo Fischer

Bank Teller

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Frank DiElsi

Precinct Cop

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Luis Oropeza

Revilla

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F. William Parker

Judge Mitchell Black

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Nicholas Pryor

Hotel Front Office Manager Neil Spisak

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Tony Simotes

Desk Clerk Victor

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O-Lan Jones

Motel Maid Patricia

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Seth Isler

Sergeant Bobby Amato

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Dabbs Greer

Mr. Thayer

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Florence Sundstrom

Mrs. Thayer

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Noel Evangelisti

Mrs. Smith

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Nick Rutherford

Child

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Tim Pulice

Younger Man

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Ray Hanis

Older Man

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Tom Nolan

Bank Teller

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Daniel MacDonald

George

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J.P. Bumstead

1st Deputy Sheriff

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Hal Landon Jr.

2nd Deputy Sheriff

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Hy Anzell

Locksmith Manford Bagel

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Tracey Walter

Exterminator

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William Paterson

Mr. Hill

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D.W. Moffett

Bill

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Barbara Tyson

Amy

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John Diaz

Shoe Shine Man

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Roger Bearde

Arresting Cop

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Ed Hodson

Other Cop

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Michael Parker

Man at Police Station

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Maggy Myers Davidson

Diamond Lady

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Crew

Bud Ekins

Thug

Crew

Danny Wynands

Thug

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David Lloyd Wilson

Television Host

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Matthew Flint

Neighbor

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Scott Freeman

Neighbor

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Alice Barden

Neighbor

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Danny Kovacs

Neighbor

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Wat Takeshita

Neighbor

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Frank Maruoka

Neighbor

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Tohoru Masamune

Neighbor

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Aida Anderson

Neighbor

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Linda Austin

Neighbor

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Beverly D'Angelo

Ann Miller (uncredited)

Directing

John Schlesinger

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

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