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Animal Instincts

Animal Instincts

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Animal Instincts

"All you have to do... is watch."

1992

1h 36m

5.1(58 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A cop and his sexually frustrated wife are struggling to keep their failing marriage intact, when by chance she finds that he is at heart a voyeuristic peeping tom. To satisfy him and herself, his wife has numerous affairs, which her husband watches on closed-circuit televison. However, the pair soon learn that when you play with fire, you'll always get burned.

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10 featured cast members

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Shannon Whirry

Shannon Whirry

Joanna Cole

Maxwell Caulfield

Maxwell Caulfield

David Cole

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Fletcher Ross

Delia Sheppard

Delia Sheppard

Ingrid

Mitch Gaylord

Mitch Gaylord

Rod Tennison

John Saxon

John Saxon

Otto Van Horne

David Carradine

David Carradine

William Lamberti

Josh Cruze

Josh Cruze

Hernandez

Tom Reilly

Tom Reilly

Ken

Erika Nann

Erika Nann

Dianne

Creative team

Directed by: Gregory Dark
Written by: Jon Robert Samsel
Georges des Esseintes
Produced by: Andrew W. Garroni

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