Living in Peril (1997)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Jack Ersgard

Writers:

Patrik Ersgård (writer) &
Jesper Ersgård (writer) ...

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Plot:

The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the...

Plot Keywords:

Barefoot | Beautiful Woman | Dead Woman Dragged | Dead Woman | Dead Woman Carried

Cast

Rob Lowe	...	Walter Woods
James Belushi	...	Harrison / Oliver
Dean Stockwell	...	William
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Linda Woods
Alex Meneses	...	Catherine Langtry
Richard Moll	...	Fritz
Tony Longo	...	Truck driver
Patrik Ersgård	...	Dieter Krankbaum (as Patrick Ersgard)
Earl Boen	...	Fingerprint technician
Earl Billings	...	Detective
Richard Partlow	...	Det. Barnes
Elise Rothberg	...	Janet
Stan Yale	...	Bearded man
Brian Cousins	...	Kevin
Ray Baker	...	Martin Campbell

Also Known As:

The Peril of Being Walter Woods

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | USA:R | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Emerald Entertainment LLC

Goofs:

Continuity: Between minutes 16 and 18, when Dieter comes to visit Walter with a beer in his hand, the content of the bottle changes several times. When he puts the beer on the table, the upper part of the bottle is empty. When he picks it up, it's full again. He keeps it in his hand while the camera goes from one person to another, and at the next camera turn the bottle top is empty again. When he leaves the room, the bottle in his hand is full.

Movie Connections:

References Vertigo (1958)

Soundtrack:

Grisbi

Let me tell you how good this movie really is......

This film was recently shown on Cable and the opening 5 minutes is terrific....the music is compelling...setting the scene for a person about to be trapped in a series of perilous incidents...... (anyone who has had one of those days when everything goes wrong can identity with this film!!!) I found at times there were elements of Hitchcock-like suspense with an excellent performance by the lead actor. There are superb performances by the actors playing the apartment manager, the wife, the prostitute and the performance by the german neighbour is compellingly good. I was absorbed by the whole movie with its first rate direction and script. It is a black comedy....comedy drama...and the only dissappointment is the actor playing the part of Harrison...who seems half-hearted throughout.......deduct 2 marks for that but its still an 8 out of 10. rbrb.