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Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991) -- A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion.

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Director:
Charles Finch
Writers:
Yolande Turner (written by) &
Charles Finch (written by)
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Release Date:
19 June 1993 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
The truth won't lie still forever. more
Plot:
A murder mystery writer misreads the nervous man he bullies in a spooky Hollywood mansion. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Helping the author write a masterpiece more (12 total)

Cast

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Dylan McDermott ... Bruce Simmons
Charles Finch ... Evan Best

Sharon Stone ... Serena Black
Ron Karabatsos ... Stan Reeb

Tom Sizemore ... Eddie Hale
Mary Woronov ... Woman Tourist

David Q. Combs ... Man Tourist

Vanna Bonta ... Serena's Secretary
Elizabeth Whitcraft ... Serena's Secretary (as Liza Whitcraft)
Phoebe Stone ... Little Girl
Shawne Rowe ... Telegram Clown
Richard Zavaglia ... Detective Clifton

Jillian McWhirter ... Dol Whitney

Brett Cullen ... John Whitney
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | USA:R | UK:15
Company:
Sotela Pictures more

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Helping the author write a masterpiece, 27 December 2005
5/10
Author: jotix100 from New York

"Where Sleeping Dogs Lie" would have been a much better film had the director and writer tightened the screen play in which it's based. Charles Finch, the director, and Yolanda Turner, the writer, tried to put some life into the film with mixed results.

The story of Bruce, a writer that is house sitting a mansion that has seen better days, offers a lot of possibilities. Bruce made the discovery about a murder that has taken place in the house. To make matters worse, he agrees into taking a lodger, the creepy Eddie Hale. The viewer realizes right away where the story is going. The result is an uneven movie that has some good elements and with another creative team it might have been more interesting.

Dylan McDermott is Bruce, the writer. Tom Sizemore has more opportunity playing the strange Eddie Hale, who is the key to the mystery surrounding the mansion and what happened in it years ago. Sharon Stone is seen as a literary agent that wants to dare Bruce into producing a masterpiece.

"Where Sleeping Dogs Lie" is a curiosity piece that is mildly engrossing.

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