Perfect Strangers (1984 film)

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Perfect Strangers
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Directed by Larry Cohen
Written byLarry Cohen
Produced byPaul Kurta
Starring
CinematographyPaul Glickman
Edited by Armond Lebowitz
Music byDwight Dixon
Production
company
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release date
  • November 1984 (1984-11)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.1 million [1]

Perfect Strangers is a 1984 erotic thriller film directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Anne Carlisle, Brad Rijn and Ann Magnuson. [2]

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Plot

A Mafia hit man discovers a young boy has witnessed him killing someone. Under Mafia pressure he is urged to kill the boy but is picked up by the boy's mother and soon they fall into a relationship.

Cast

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References

  1. "AFI|Catalog".
  2. Walter Goodman (July 25, 1986). "Perfect Strangers (1984) FILM: BRAD RIJN STARS IN 'PERFECT STRANGERS'". The New York Times .