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Innocence fatale

Original title: The Girl Next Door
  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
552
YOUR RATING
Gary Busey and Polly Shannon in Innocence fatale (1998)
Thriller

Somebody has been peeping through windows, so Arthur's neighbors ask him to watch their home and their 18-year-old daughter while they are away. Soon Arthur's attraction to the girl--and her... Read allSomebody has been peeping through windows, so Arthur's neighbors ask him to watch their home and their 18-year-old daughter while they are away. Soon Arthur's attraction to the girl--and hers to him--develops into something that he later regrets.Somebody has been peeping through windows, so Arthur's neighbors ask him to watch their home and their 18-year-old daughter while they are away. Soon Arthur's attraction to the girl--and hers to him--develops into something that he later regrets.

  • Director
    • Eric Till
  • Writers
    • Alex Boon
    • John Hunter
  • Stars
    • Henry Czerny
    • Polly Shannon
    • Simon MacCorkindale
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    552
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eric Till
    • Writers
      • Alex Boon
      • John Hunter
    • Stars
      • Henry Czerny
      • Polly Shannon
      • Simon MacCorkindale
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Henry Czerny
    Henry Czerny
    • Arthur Bradley
    Polly Shannon
    Polly Shannon
    • Fiona Winters
    Simon MacCorkindale
    Simon MacCorkindale
    • Steve Vandermeer
    Robin Gammell
    Robin Gammell
    • Len Winters
    Alberta Watson
    Alberta Watson
    • Mary Bradley
    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Sheriff Larson
    Janet-Laine Green
    Janet-Laine Green
    • Joyce Winters
    Vlasta Vrana
    Vlasta Vrana
    • Howard Poolin
    Daniel Enright
    • Corey Vandermeer
    Amy D. Jacobson
    • Vicki Poolin
    • (as Amy Jacobs)
    Wayne Robson
    Wayne Robson
    • Jack Hargrove
    Janet Kidder
    Janet Kidder
    • Deputy Colleen
    Marc Cohen
    Marc Cohen
    • Teenager at Party
    Scott Yaphe
    • Law Clerk
    • Director
      • Eric Till
    • Writers
      • Alex Boon
      • John Hunter
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews10

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    9feev

    Waaaay better than the 5 IMDb rating

    This one drew me right in..... Several great twists and turns with excellent acting and perfect music to go along with this film.

    It is listed as a thriller but it took some time for me to figure out it actually IS a thriller when at first I was thinking it was going to be just a drama.

    The actors all did sucha a superb believable job.

    Every time I thought I had it figured out, I found that I did NOT.

    At first I thought it was going to be just some boring Lifetime movie that my wife would enjoy.... Haha.... But I ended up being very much wrong!!

    Definitely give this one a look!! Great ending too, IMO.
    7Pelrad

    Very predictable and familiar but an OKAY flick all-in-all

    Here's a familiar theme: an older physician has an affair with a young beauty while his wife is pregnant. She is murdered. He's now a suspect. Her parent's are good friends of his. They can't know what happened. Oh dear! She took a video of him after the act. He's gotta get his hands on it!

    Even though her ex-boyfriend was stalking her before the murder, no-one suspects him! Incredible! They all suspect the NEW mysterious lover, but they don't know his identity. Oooh!

    Alright, aside from a very predictable plot and a theme that has received overkill from Hollywood, it's an alright flick to watch if there's nothing else good on t.v.
    10Juliet Gabriella Kaleigh

    The Bomb, not A Bomb!

    I loved this movie, I gave it a 10. I thought it was filmed well, very beautiful colors in the movie, especially the rain and the trees. I thought that the plot was WONDERFUL, the acting was good. I thought this movie was going to be bad, because it was on HBO late at night. But I was wrong, I watched this one twice. Has enough thrills and action to keep you watching, and also the acting was not what you would expect!
    4Doug-22

    Not bad for a Canadian Movie

    This movie kept my interest till the end,more than most Canadian movies which tend to be mediocre.The acting,though was sub standard.Overall, a good popcorn home video for Saturday night.If I wasn't interested in "who done it" I would have turned it off because of the bad acting!!
    6kosmasp

    One of them

    There are so many girls next door - you can't keep track of them. And while I thought about it, I reckon most of us have one of them. Depending on where you lay the bar that is of course. Not that you won't be judged the same way mind you.

    That aside, this is a decent thriller, that did not exactly go as I expected. Even having some moral ambiguity to it. Apart from the sexual attraction our main male character does something else that is awful ... way more awful than being attracted to a beautiful young woman (girl) ... but something that the movie is not really paying too much attention too. Or at least it does not judge him on it - it lets the audience do that ... if they do that.

    Gary Busey playing a straight character was also a sight to be seen ... well surprises can happen.

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    • Trivia
      The USA VHS tape was colored red instead of the usual black.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Vampirina: The Ghoul Next Door/Scare B & Vee (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Downtime
      Composed by Jago, Ruhl, Ward, McDonald & Cook

      Performed by The Gandharvas

      Courtesy of Watch Music/MCA Records, Inc.

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Girl Next Door
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Fireworks Entertainment
      • Storm Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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