Summary
When mechanic Jeff Obold meets the wealthy and mysterious Bruno Rubin, he is exposed for the first time to the finer things in life.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 25GoodWatch 33
IMDb3.7
Audience score12%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −9 min on the typical 95
typical 9586Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Released
2000
August 15, 2000
26 years ago
Genres
HorrorTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
F. Murray AbrahamBruno Rubin
Aidan GillenJeff Obold- LLLisa LindeCharlotte Avenel
Nina SiemaszkoMarla Obold
Skye McCole BartusiakCasey Obold
Frank GerrishStutts- RFRon FredericksonClive
Todd BridgesBaron
Doug JonesShadow Master
Andres OrozcoFrancis- RERobert E. HartenbergerUncle Bob
Shelly KurtzSam- JPJohn PerrymanGearhead
- RBRobert BergerNico Michael
- WHWendy HillesheimEntourage Woman
- ACAshley ClarkGlamorous Woman
- BMBrad MontgomeryYoung Auctioneer
- ABAndriano BellucciArabic Man
- WBWayne BrennanEuropean Man
- MFMarty FrescaCell Phone
- MFMame FitzpatrickThin Woman
Andrew ChenDrunk Man- SJSandy JensenChinese Woman
Michael FlynnAuctioneer #2
Directing · 1
- Leong Po-Chih Director
Writing · 2
- P.G. Sturges Writer
- Dario Scardapane Teleplay
Production · 3
- Christof Bove Executive Producer
- John V. Stuckmeyer Producer
- Tom Thayer Producer
Camera · 1
- Stephen M. Katz Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Glenn Farr Editor
Sound · 1
- Frankie Blue Music
Art · 2
- John R. Uibel Art Direction
- Ken Kirchner Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kathleen Detoro Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Simone Boisseree Utility Stunts
- Joanna Shelmidine Stunt Double
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