Consenting Adults (1992)

Director:

Alan J. Pakula

Writer (WGA):

Matthew Chapman (written by)

Release Date:

16 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife.

Plot:

Richard and Priscilla Parker's lives take a turn for the better when Eddy and Kay move into the house next door...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Husband Wife Relationship | Obsession | Baseball Bat | Framed For Murder

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Kline	...	Richard Parker
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Priscilla Parker
Kevin Spacey	...	Eddy Otis
Rebecca Miller	...	Kay Otis
Forest Whitaker	...	David Duttonville
E.G. Marshall	...	George Gordon
Kimberly McCullough	...	Lori Parker
Billie Neal	...	Annie Duttonville
Benjamin Hendrickson	...	Jimmy Schwartz
Lonnie R. Smith	...	Dr. Pettering (as Lonnie Smith)
Joe Mulherin	...	Bo
Rick Hinkle	...	Singer in Mahoney's Band
Artis Edwards Jr.	...	Atlanta Police Officer
Jerry Campbell	...	Prison Guard
Ginny Parker	...	Martha

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, and for violence and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Quotes:

Eddy Otis: [Whispering to Priscilla] So Richard Parker came to my house to kill for the last time.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Ajnabee (2001)

Soundtrack:

The Night Has Many Eyes

Flawed but Sometimes Interesting Thriller.

A happily married couple (Oscar Winner:Kevin Spacey & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) are receiving new neighbors from next door (Two Time Oscar Winner:Kevin Spacey & Rebecca Miller). When the husband is attracted to his neighbor. Her husband makes a bet that he will commit adultery. When he does sleeps with her, the next day he finds out she was murder. His neighbor frames him for murder but turns out, There is more than meets the Eye!

Directed by Alan J. Pakula (The Devil's Own, The Pelican Brief, Presumed Innocent) made a fine, but could have been better thriller. The film is highly watchable but flaws in places. Kline gives a surprisingly weak performance in the film. But the film is worth seeing for Spacey's turn as a murdering, sleazy new neighbor. The film also stars Forest Whitaker and E.G. Marshall. If you are a Kilne fan, you will be disappointed but if you are a Spacey fan, you might like this movie. Written by Matthew Champan (Color of Night, Runaway Jury, What's the Worst It Could Happen?). (*** ½/*****).