"Desire is the deadliest weapon of all."

1990

1h 45m

5.4(212 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

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20 members

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Mickey Rourke

Michael Bosworth

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Anthony Hopkins

Tim Cornell

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Mimi Rogers

Nora Cornell

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Lindsay Crouse

Brenda Chandler

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Kelly Lynch

Nancy Breyers

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Elias Koteas

Wally Bosworth

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David Morse

Albert

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Shawnee Smith

May Cornell

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Danny Gerard

Zack Cornell

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Gerry Bamman

Ed Tallent

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Matt McGrath

Kyle

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John Christopher Jones

Neff

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Dean Norris

Maddox

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John Finn

Lexington

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Christopher Curry

Chabon

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James Rebhorn

Prosecutor

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Ellen Parker

Kate

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Elizabeth Ruscio

Judge

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Ellen McElduff

Bank Teller

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Bob Evans

Reporter

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