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Acting on Impulse is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Sam Irvin released in USA on 10 july 1993 with C. Thomas Howell
Acting on Impulse (1993)
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Add to a movie listActing on Impulse is a 1993 film starring Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen and C. Thomas Howell. The film, which is also known under the alternate titles Secret Lives and Eyes of a Stranger, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 3, 1993 before being broadcast by Showtime on July 10, 1993. Adam Ant, Isaac Hayes, Zelda Rubinstein and Dick Sargent, in his last role, make cameo appearances.
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Suite à une querelle avec son agent et avec son producteur, Susan, une star du cinéma d'horreur érotique, part s'isoler dans un hôtel de luxe. Le soir même, elle est au bras de Paul Steven, un homme d'affaire fiancé. Lorsque le producteur de Susan et la fiancée de Paul sont retrouvés morts, les soupçons se portent tout naturellement sur la jeune actrice.Actors
C. Thomas Howell
(Paul Stevens)
Linda Fiorentino
(Susan Gittes)
Nancy Allen
(Cathy Thomas)
Patrick Bauchau
(Yoram Sussman)
Peter Lupus
(Steven Smith)
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