The Temp (1993)

Directed by

Tom Holland

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A businessman's life unravels after a mysterious temp worker joins his office. Her arrival triggers a series of unsettling events that threaten his career and personal life.

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What happens

The Temp is a 1993 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Tom Holland and starring Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle and Faye Dunaway. Its plot follows troubled businessman Peter Derns, whose life is upturned after the arrival of Kris Bolin, a mysterious female temp worker in his office. Oliver Platt, Dwight Schultz, Steven Weber, and Maura Tierney appear in supporting roles. Written by Kevin Falls and Tom Engleman, The Temp was originally conceived as a thriller with pronounced elements of dark humor, but was reshaped by its studio, Paramount Pictures, into a more straightforward thriller, based on the success of such films as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992). Principal photography took place in Portland, Oregon, in the spring of 1992. The film was slated for a Christmastime release in December 1992, but, after Holland's original climactic sequence proved too violent for test audiences, Paramount mandated that a new ending be added. Reshoots of the climactic sequence began in January 1993, approximately one month before its rescheduled release date of February 12, 1993. The Temp was a box-office bomb, grossing only $6 million. It received generally negative reviews, with some critics praising the performances, though many commented that the film seemed tonally uneven. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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