"Some people work in mysterious ways."

1991

1h 42m

6.1(68 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

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Elias Koteas

Noah

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Arsinée Khanjian

Hera

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Maury Chaykin

Bubba

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Gabrielle Rose

Mimi

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Jennifer Dale

Arianne

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David Hemblen

Bert, the head censor

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Rose Sarkisyan

Seta, Hera's sister

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Armen Kokorian

Simon, Hera's child

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Jacqueline Samuda

Louise, the maid

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Gerard Parkes

Tim

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Patricia Collins

Lorraine

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Don McKellar

Tyler, the young censor

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John Gilbert

The doctor

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Stephen Ouimette

Larry, the butterfly collector

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Raoul Max Trujillo

Matthew, his lover

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Tony Nardi

The motel manager

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Paul Bettis

The wild man of the billboards

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Frank Jefferson

Simon as a baby

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