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 | 8.731 |
Directed By
Curtis Hanson
Crew
Curtis Hanson
David Koepp
Robyn Ray
Sheryl Berkoff
Deahdra Scarano
Jamie Rubin
Steve Tisch
Bernie Goldmann
Robert Elswit
Lisa Beach
Will Combs
Malissa Daniel
Sydney Gilner
Leslie Morales
Bonnie Koehler
Frances Mathias
Cynthia Upstill
Ron Foreman
Sharon Ilson
Trevor Jones
Michael Paris
Morrie Eisenman
Richard Becker
Gary Price
Shane Dixon
Carol Neilson
Jerry Spicer
Carlos A. Herzer
Scott Wilder
Pat Romano
Jim Grce
David Womark
Iya Labunka
Stephen Sharp
Bob Field
Tommy Burns
Roee Sharon Peled
Bonnie Koehler
Cindy Lagerstrom
John R. Manocchia
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj
Robert A. Preston
Steve Venetis
Larry Roth
David Maddux
David C. Dean
Thaddeus Wadleigh
Walter Santucci
Charley Gilleran
Ezra Migel
Keith Banks
Peter Bentley
Scott Jacobs
Brian LeGrady
Mitchell Amundsen
James Campana
Jon Caradies
Ivan H. Migel
Dante Cardone
Andrea Strazis
Lon Thompson
Troy Webb
Margi Newquist
Paulette C. Fine
Michael Atwell
Dean R. Brown
Liz Matthews
Erich W. Schultz
Stuart Ganong
Cyd Smyllie
Lillian Glass
Steve Housewright
George Hinzo
Christina Volz
Damon Cardwell
Sarah Elgart
Haim Adut
Peter Borck
Mimi Vodnoy
Grace H. Wang
Anthony Wooten
Bill Badalato
Michele E. Carnes
Jerry McNally
Avram Butch Kaplan
Paul Toth
Falaniko S. Loa
James 'Obee' Oberman
Axel Hubert
Robert Leveen
Lisa Kasteler
Louis G. Friedman
Brad Arensman
Phillip Kos
Lonnie Kragel
Dan Carlin Sr.
Randy Vandegrift
Melinda Garey
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Jim Borgardt
Rebecca Nicolaou
Nancy Tracy
John Kwiatkowski
Mark Larry
G.W. Brown
Stuart Copely
Dane A. Davis
Tom Hammond
Tracy Toon
Joan Rowe
Carol Fenelon
Jerry Trent
Mike Stanwick
Brian Ralph
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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