The Temp (1993) USA
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Director:Tom Holland
Studio:Paramount Home Video
Producer:David Permut, Hawk Koch, Tom Engelman
Writer:George Lucas, Willard Huyck
Rating:3.5
Rated:R
Date Added:2007-03-06
Purchased On:2007-06-03
ASIN:6302821258
UPC:0097363279334
Price:$9.95
Awards:Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations
Genre:Mystery
Release:2008-10-13
IMDb:0087469
Duration:99
Aspect Ratio:2.20 : 1
Sound:70 mm 6-Track
Languages:English, Sinhala, Shanghainese
Features:HiFi Sound
Tom Holland  ...  (Director)
George Lucas, Willard Huyck  ...  (Writer)
 
Timothy Hutton  ...  
Lara Flynn Boyle  ...  
Dwight Schultz  ...  
Oliver Platt  ...  
Steven Weber  ...  
Colleen Flynn  ...  
Faye Dunaway  ...  
Scott Coffey  ...  
Dakin Matthews  ...  
Maura Tierney  ...  
Lin Shaye  ...  
Michael Winters  ...  
Daniel C. Swanson  ...  
Demene E. Hall  ...  
Jesse Vint  ...  
Gary Rooney  ...  
Bill Johns  ...  
Don Alder  ...  
Betsy Toll  ...  
Mary Marsh (II)  ...  
Harrison Ford  ...  Indiana Jones
Kate Capshaw  ...  Wilhelmina 'Willie' Scott
Jonathan Ke Quan  ...  Short Round
Amrish Puri  ...  Mola Ram
Roshan Seth  ...  Chattar Lal
Philip Stone  ...  Captain Phillip Blumburtt
Roy Chiao  ...  Lao Che
David Yip  ...  Wu Han
Ric Young  ...  Kao Kan
Chua Kah Joo  ...  Chen
Rex Ngui  ...  Maitre d'
Philip Tan  ...  Chief Henchman (as Philip Tann)
Dan Aykroyd  ...  Earl Weber
Dr. Akio Mitamura  ...  Chinese Pilot (as Akio Mitamura)
Michael Yama  ...  Chinese Co-Pilot
Akio Mitamura  ...  Chinese Pilot
Steve Yaconelli  ...  Cinematographer
Scott Conrad  ...  Editor
Comments: If adventure has a name... it must be Indiana Jones.

Summary: Enjoyably trashy fun. The Temp stars Timothy Hutton as an executive with a history of paranoia and jealousy. When his company is taken over by a large corporation, everyone scrambles and jockeys for position--but Hutton finds himself rising to the top with the assistance of his temporary secretary (Lara Flynn Boyle, wearing a series of escalating hairdos and short skirts). As rivals and foes start turning up dead, Hutton struggles to figure out if his madness is returning, or is his curvaceous secretary taking her job a little too seriously? The Temp isn't as gloriously over-the-top as one might wish, but it is a ridiculous yet completely watchable potboiler with lots of daffy dialogue and cheesy performances; the cast includes Faye Dunaway, Oliver Platt, and Maura Tierney. --Bret Fetzer