Up Against Amanda
Sometimes the beauty is the beast
2000 · 1h 42m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Michael Rissi
Overview
After childhood abuse by her step-father and eight years in a juvenile psychiatric lockup, Amanda Lear is released. Her shrink is also her lover, who surreptitiously pays her rent on a nice house for a year. She moves in, takes one look at her neighbor Richard, and dispatches her doctor. To cover her tracks and to begin her seduction, she gets Richard's help with a security system. Soon she's bugging his calls and spying on him with hidden cameras, taking advantage of a rift between Richard and his wife who's in Nashville cutting a record. Amanda will stop at nothing to get Richard's exclusive attention. Will this good neighbor wise up before the hot tub overheats?
Director and cast
- Michael Rissi Director
- Justine Priestley as Amanda Lear
- David DeWitt as Richard Pierce
- Karen Grosso as Laurie Pierce
- Chuck Williams as Buzz
- John Alan Richards as Dr. Arnold
- Daniel Roebuck as Officer Red
- Willard E. Pugh as Officer Wharton
- Skippy McGriff Cast
- Reggie Bannister Cast
- Roberta Randall Cast
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