Bad Influence (1990)
Overview
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $12,626,043.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.8515 |
Directed By
Curtis Hanson
Crew
Curtis Hanson
David Koepp
Steve Tisch
Bernie Goldmann
Robert Elswit
Bonnie Koehler
Lisa Beach
Ron Foreman
Will Combs
Leslie Morales
Malissa Daniel
Frances Mathias
Sheryl Berkoff
Sharon Ilson
Jamie Rubin
Robyn Ray
Deahdra Scarano
Sydney Gilner
Cynthia Upstill
Trevor Jones
Michael Paris
Richard Becker
Morrie Eisenman
Scott Wilder
Shane Dixon
Jerry Spicer
Carlos A. Herzer
Gary Price
Pat Romano
Carol Neilson
Iya Labunka
David Womark
Tommy Burns
Bonnie Koehler
Roee Sharon Peled
Jim Grce
Bob Field
Stephen Sharp
Robert A. Preston
Steve Venetis
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
John R. Manocchia
Cindy Lagerstrom
David Maddux
David C. Dean
Larry Roth
Walter Santucci
Thaddeus Wadleigh
Charley Gilleran
Jon Caradies
Mitchell Amundsen
Ivan H. Migel
Ezra Migel
James Campana
Dante Cardone
Lon Thompson
Troy Webb
Keith Banks
Brian LeGrady
Peter Bentley
Scott Jacobs
Andrea Strazis
Sarah Elgart
Lillian Glass
Cyd Smyllie
Damon Cardwell
Dean R. Brown
Erich W. Schultz
Michael Atwell
George Hinzo
Christina Volz
Paulette C. Fine
Steve Housewright
Stuart Ganong
Liz Matthews
Margi Newquist
Mimi Vodnoy
Haim Adut
Peter Borck
Avram Butch Kaplan
Louis G. Friedman
Michele E. Carnes
Lonnie Kragel
Bill Badalato
Robert Leveen
Grace H. Wang
Anthony Wooten
Jerry McNally
Paul Toth
Lisa Kasteler
James 'Obee' Oberman
Falaniko S. Loa
Brad Arensman
Phillip Kos
Axel Hubert
Dan Carlin Sr.
Dane A. Davis
John Kwiatkowski
Stuart Copely
G.W. Brown
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Randy Vandegrift
Jim Borgardt
Tom Hammond
Mark Larry
Tracy Toon
Rebecca Nicolaou
Melinda Garey
Nancy Tracy
Jerry Trent
Joan Rowe
Brian Ralph
Mike Stanwick
Carol Fenelon
TOP CAST
James Spader
Michael Boll
Rob Lowe
Alex
Lisa Zane
Claire
Marcia Cross
Ruth Fielding
Rosalyn Landor
Britt
Kathleen Wilhoite
Leslie
Tony Maggio
Patterson
Palmer Lee Todd
Naked Woman
Jeff Kaake
Willie
Christian Clemenson
Pismo Boll
Grand L. Bush
Club Bartender
David Duchovny
Clue Goer with Glasses
John de Lancie
Howard
Lilyan Chauvin
Art Gallery Patron
Brendan Hughes
Arguing Man
Delia Sheppard
(uncredited)
Susan Lee Hoffman
Karen - Woman in Bar
Bianca Rossini
Bumped Woman
Charisse Glenn
Stylish Eurasian Woman
Adrienne Leigh
Gorgeous Blonde
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