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Flirt avec la mort

Original title: Mind Games
  • 1996
  • 12
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
150
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Flirt avec la mort (1996)
Thriller

A college professor is haunted by the spirit of his dead lover.A college professor is haunted by the spirit of his dead lover.A college professor is haunted by the spirit of his dead lover.

  • Director
    • Kevin Alber
  • Writer
    • Kevin Alber
  • Stars
    • Brian Krause
    • Maria Ford
    • Soleil Moon Frye
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    150
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kevin Alber
    • Writer
      • Kevin Alber
    • Stars
      • Brian Krause
      • Maria Ford
      • Soleil Moon Frye
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Brian Krause
    Brian Krause
    • Matt Jarvis
    Maria Ford
    Maria Ford
    • Ivory…
    Soleil Moon Frye
    Soleil Moon Frye
    • Becky Hanson
    Raina Paris
    • Danielle Bocca
    Ingrid Sthare
    Ingrid Sthare
    • Ashley
    Richard Paul
    Richard Paul
    • Dean Meyer
    John Stuart Wildman
    • Jim Harvey
    • (as John Wildman)
    Christopher Burgard
    Christopher Burgard
    • Mike
    Bill Rojas
    • Detective Mandel
    Eden Sassoon
    Eden Sassoon
    • Michelle
    Danielle Michonne
    • Sheila
    Michael Seltzer
    • Tony
    Eric Fleeks
    Eric Fleeks
    • Manny
    Steven Maines
    Steven Maines
    • Policeman
    • (as Steve Maines)
    Alex Patti
    • Enthusiastic Student
    Luke Dever
    • Student Photographer
    Brett Hedlund
    Brett Hedlund
    • Cockey Student
    Alex Cymrot
    • Shy Girl
    • Director
      • Kevin Alber
    • Writer
      • Kevin Alber
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    10LesPaul

    A must see "punky" movie

    If you like a movie with a combination of mystery, suspense, drama, and slight sex scenes, and most important, my favorite actress Soleil Moon Frye (punky brewster) in it, then this movie is for you. I've viewed many Soleil movies, but this one here really sticks out. I own and watch this movie on a regular basis. And if your looking for a "post-punky" movie, then this one is highly recommended by me. I do believe the part where Soleil is caught for a brief 5 seconds, I think they could have done w/ out that, cause thats something I do NOT want to see. I think this movie is something everybody should see at least once.
    2Dmarfish

    Poor Punky!!

    Are you all JOKING??!! I guess all of the high ratings for this movie must have come from some poor Soleil stalker who floods the IMDB with ratings. I suffered through this movie and couldn't find one redeeming feature except for cute little Punky. Plot was awful and convoluted, acting was atrocious, and can you say slooooow! Even someone looking for a little late night soft core will be disappointed (the opening scene is a tease). Don't waste your time on this one, please. If it's that late and you're that bored, go to bed.
    6capkronos

    Not really an 'erotic thriller' but worth a look.

    Mystery fans should go for this fairly tame thriller, which tones down the sex for more characterization and plot twists. Brian Krause is good as tortured college psychology professor Matt Jarvis. In an effort to move on after his girlfriend Ivory (B-movie vixen Maria Ford) commits suicide, he takes a new job at a new college and is immediately haunted by ghostly appearances of his lost love. Has Ivory returned from the dead? Is Matt going crazy? Or is it all some kind of conspiracy?

    It's a pretty lightweight thriller with ideas stretching as far back to at least DIABOLIQUE (probably much further than that), but writer/director Kevin Alber has a good ear for dialogue and the academic atmosphere, keeps things interesting and gets solid work from Krause, Ford, Raina Paris (as an English professor) and Richard Paul (as the dean). Another selling point here is Soleil Moon "Punky Brewster" Frye in an "adult" role as shy, awkward student Becky Hansen. She develops a crush on Matt, tries to seduce him wearing a short skirt, black stockings and bra and masturbates while listening to her roommate have sex, but sorry fans, she has no nude scenes.

    Score: 5 out of 10
    7Hermit C-2

    Passable for fans of thrillers.

    This movie was little-noted and won't be long remembered but fans of erotic thrillers or mystery thrillers might find it at least passable. Brian Krause (you may have seen him in 'Naked Souls') stars as a college professor though he barely looks old enough to be a grad student. He's got trouble at his new job since another prof doesn't like the fact that a student girlfriend at his last school committed suicide. Now he has a naive, sexually frustrated student at this college, played by Soleil Moon Frye, hanging around at inappropriate times, causing people to draw the wrong conclusions. To top things off, he starts seeing visions of the dead girl.

    Fans of Frye will enjoy her performance, I think; and pale, thin and ethereal-looking Maria Ford makes a convincing ghost. Not the best movie ever but I made it all the way through.
    2Gislef

    Punky kind of Spunky

    A movie mostly for die-hard Punky Brewster fans. Other than that, and some soft-core porn, this tale of a college professor seemingly haunted by his dead girlfriend (she committed suicide, an escape not granted the viewing audience) moves at a snail's pace. He's framed for sexual harassment, he's cleared, he's framed again, etc., etc. Can be seen late night on Showtime, and that's exactly where it belongs.

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    • Trivia
      Beverly Adams and Eden Sassoon are real-life mother and daughter.
    • Alternate versions
      Most of the sex scenes, including Becky's masturbation scene, were trimmed for the US cable television version of the film. In all, approximately 2 minutes have been removed.
    • Soundtracks
      Nocturne #19 in E minor
      Written by Frédéric Chopin

      Performed by Borriss Zelkin

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1996 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mind Games
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Skyline Entertainment Partners
      • Smoke Ring Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

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