Random Encounter (film)

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Random Encounter
Directed by Douglas Jackson
Written byMatt Dorff
Starring Elizabeth Berkley
Release date
  • 18 September 1998 (1998-09-18)
CountryCanada [1]
LanguageEnglish

Random Encounter is a 1998 movie directed by Douglas Jackson and written by Matt Dorff. It stars Elizabeth Berkley as a young and rising public relations executive who meets a strange man after a cocktail party, and is framed for murder.

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Reception

TV Guide said, "while such trashy cautionary tales can be hugely entertaining (take NO STRINGS ATTACHED, for example), this threadbare thriller is undermined by truly appalling performances." [2]

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References

  1. Martin, Adrian. "Random Encounter - Review". Film Critic. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. Pardi, Robert. "Random Encounter". TV Guide. TV Guide. Retrieved 10 June 2020.