Pacific Heights Movie Review 1990

Young San Francisco couple takes on mammoth mortgage assuming tenants will write their ticket to the American dream, but psychopathic tenant Keaton moves in downstairs and redecorates. He won't pay the rent and he won't leave. Creepy psycho-thriller has lapses but builds to effective climax. It's a treat to watch mother/daughter actresses Hedren and Griffith work together. Watch for D'Angelo as Keaton's lover.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Roommates from Hell, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Yuppie Nightmares, Trapped with a Killer!, San Francisco, Cockroaches, Handyman Specials

Screenplay

Daniel Pyne

Cast

Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton, Mako, Nobu McCarthy, Laurie Metcalf, Carl Lumbly, Dorian Harewood, Luca Bercovici, Tippi Hedren, Sheila McCarthy, Dan Hedaya, Beverly D'Angelo, Nicholas Pryor, Miriam Margolyes, D.W. Moffett, Tracey Walter, Dabbs Greer, O-lan Jones

Cinematography

Amir M. Mokri

Director

John Schlesinger

Music

Hans Zimmer

Producer

Morgan Creek Productions