Dangerous Love (1988 film)

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Dangerous Love
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Directed byMarty Ollstein
Written byMarty Ollstein
Produced by Brad Krevoy
Steven Stabler
Starring Elliott Gould
Lawrence Monoson
Brenda Bakke
CinematographyNicholas von Sternberg
Edited byTony Lanza
Music by Paul Hertzog
Distributed by Motion Picture Corporation of America
Release date
  • September 1988 (1988-09)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dangerous Love is a 1988 American crime film starring Elliott Gould, Lawrence Monoson and Brenda Bakke. [1]

Contents

Plot

A psychopath videotapes then murders female clients of a dating service, and suspicion falls on a geeky computer executive. [2] [3]

Cast

Reception

Leonard Maltin rated the movie a "bomb". [4]

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References

  1. Keenleyside, Sam (1998). Bedside Manners: George Clooney and ER. p. xii. ISBN   1550223364. It certainly did its part in killing the career of the show's star, Elliott Gould. ... After E/R, Gould was reduced to punching the clock on the sets of such legendary pieces of work as Dangerous Love and Wet and Wild.
  2. Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos 1999. 1998. p. 261. ISBN   0440225981.
  3. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996. 1995. p. 1993. ISBN   078760626X.
  4. Maltin, Leonard (1998). Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide. p. 302. ISBN   0452279143.