Acting on Impulse
{{Short description|1993 American film by Sam Irvin}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Acting on Impulse
| image = actingonimpulseposter.jpg
| alt = ehsan
| caption = theatrical poster
| director = Sam Irvin
| producer = Michael Jaffe
Mark Benton Johnson
David Peters
| screenplay = Mark Pittman
Alan Moskowitz
| story = Solomon Weingarten
| starring = C. Thomas Howell
Linda Fiorentino
Nancy Allen
| music = Daniel Licht-+2
| cinematography = Dean Lent
| editing = Neil Grieve
| studio = Spectacor Films
| distributor = Showtime Networks
Academy Home Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|1993|6|3}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Acting on Impulse is a 1993 American film directed by Sam Irvin and starring Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen, and C. Thomas Howell. The film, which is also known under the alternate titles Secret Lives and Eyes of a Stranger, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 3, 1993{{cite web|title=Preems pervasive at Seattle Film Fest|url=https://variety.com/1993/film/news/preems-pervasive-at-seattle-film-fest-106805/|publisher=Variety|date=May 13, 1993|accessdate=April 3, 2015|archive-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415190010/http://variety.com/1993/film/news/preems-pervasive-at-seattle-film-fest-106805/|url-status=live}} before being broadcast by Showtime on July 10, 1993.{{cite web|title=TV REVIEWS : A Horror Picture Star Finds Romance in a Sleek Thriller|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-10-ca-11647-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 10, 1993 |access-date=April 3, 2015}} Adam Ant, Isaac Hayes, Zelda Rubinstein, Charles Lane (actor, born 1905) and Dick Sargent, in his last role, make cameo appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106216/|title=Acting on Impulse|date=10 July 1993|accessdate=20 December 2021|website=IMDb.com|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927171736/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106216/|url-status=live}}
Critical response
The Kansas City Star called Acting on Impulse "perverse fun",{{Cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3F5942FA0C54&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-date=2012-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025043628/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3F5942FA0C54&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=dead }} while Entertainment Weekly noted it as an "inevitable goofball thriller" and commenting on the relaxed nature of the sexual tension in the film.{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297773,00.html |title=The First Seductions |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-date=2012-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021050854/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,297773,00.html |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0106216|Acting on Impulse}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|acting_on_impulse}}
Category:1993 psychological thriller films
Category:American erotic thriller films
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:Films scored by Daniel Licht
Category:English-language thriller films
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