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Twisted Obsession

An American writer in Paris is hired to do a script for an edgy young director he can't stand. When he falls in love with the director's cold and manipulative pretty sister, his life starts to unravel and he realizes that he's been used.

1h 48m1989TMDb 5.5

ThrillerMystery

English

Crew and Cast

Fernando TruebaFernando TruebaDirectorJeff GoldblumJeff GoldblumDaniel GillisMiranda RichardsonMiranda RichardsonMarilynAnémoneAnémoneMarianneDaniel CeccaldiDaniel CeccaldiJulien LegrandDexter FletcherDexter FletcherMalcolm GreeneLiza WalkerLiza WalkerJenny Greene
Jerome NataliDannyAsunción BalaguerAsunción BalaguerJuanaArielle DombasleArielle DombasleMarion DerainMicky SébastianMicky SébastianAriane
Catherine HamiltonSectretaria de JulienXavier MalyXavier MalyEstudiante
Daniel GrimmAmigo de Marianne
Eric PicouClaude Besson
Carmen SorianoChica del Estudio
Dominique ChevalierCamarero
Daniel LégerViejo Camarero

Storyline

An American writer in Paris is hired to do a script for an edgy young director he can't stand. When he falls in love with the director's cold and manipulative pretty sister, his life starts to unravel and he realizes that he's been used.

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Info

Original title
El sueño del mono loco
Status
Released
Released
5 September 1989
Runtime
1h 48m
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (31 votes)

Production

Director
Fernando Trueba
Writers
Manolo Matji, Fernando Trueba, Christopher Frank
Studios
French Productions, Iberoamericana Films Produccion, Sofica Valor
Countries
Spain, France

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Spanish