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Summary
A married college professor decides to seduce her student, whom she hired as a handyman for her yacht. The hesitant student succumbs to his buxom professor, but their romance is interrupted by her corrupt husband and a masked murderer.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 48
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.8/5
IMDb5.1
Audience score35%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for crime movies, −10 min on the typical 106
typical 10696Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1984
April 1, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
CrimeHorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more16 people
- Sybil DanningDiane Stevens
- Eric BrownJay Richard
- Andrew PrineMichael Stevens
- Paul ClemensMartin 'Bird' Johnson
- K.T. StevensLillian Stevens
- GBGene BicknellGeorge Johnson
- CACurt AyersThe Bartender
- Dominick BrasciaGlen
- BCBill ConklinPreacher
- THTerese HansesPub Singer
- GKGreg KayeDale
- SKSuzanne KennedyJanice
- VMViolet ManesJenny
- Alvy MooreJimbo
- BSBeth ScheffellCynthia
- Marlene SchmidtGas Station Customer
Directing · 1
- Howard Avedis Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Marlene Schmidt Writer, Producer
Production · 2
- Ernest Kaye Associate Producer
- Tim Siu Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Gary Graver Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jack Tucker Editor
Sound · 1
- John Cacavas Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Rosemary Brandenburg Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Sylvia Flores Makeup Artist
- Jill Rockow Makeup Artist
- Lorraine Polak Makeup Artist
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