Thy Neighbor's Wife (2001)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers:

Sean O'Bannon (screenplay)
Jim Wynorski (story)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil comes in many forms.

Plot:

A scorned woman plots revenge for her husband's suicide by integrating herself as a housekeeper for a dysfunctional Beverly Hills family to first alienate, and then emotionally and physically destroy them.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Poison | Suicide | Housekeeper | Exploding House

Cast

Kari Wuhrer	...	Ann Stewart / Anna Johnson
Jeff Trachta	...	Scott Garrett
Barbara Crampton	...	Nicole Garrett
Melissa Stone	...	Darla Garrett
Seth Adam Jones	...	David Garrett (as Seth Jones)
Jay Richardson	...	Mr. Slider
Larry Poindexter	...	Chris Stewart
John Weller	...	Travis
Peggy Trentini	...	Karina
Melissa Brasselle	...	Angela
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Ian McMillan
Betheny Zolt	...	Janelle
Nina Dafni	...	Mrs. Slider
Bill Langlois Monroe	...	Detective (as Bill Monroe)

Also Known As:

Midnight Vendetta (USA) (working title)
Poison (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and some violence.

Runtime:

92 min | Germany:89 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | South Korea:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Phoenician Entertainment

Quotes:

Ann Stewart: That's what I'm here for. To serve you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Final Examination (2003) (V)

When Kari Wuhrer is providing the best acting in a movie...

...you know you've just got a direct-to-video stinker. The storyline has been done before (woman attempts to get even with family she feels killed her husband), and has been done better. At least with Shannon Tweed's "Scorned" it didn't take itself too seriously so it made the film enjoyable. This is pretty much dreck from the word "Action!" The male actors in this aren't good at all. Seth Adams Jones who plays David gives perhaps the worst "emotion" scene in film history when he talks to his father about how he should've been stricter. Melissa Stone adds the single worst sex scene in film history as well. While her dolt boyfriend is screwing her on top of their freezer, she just lays there with a straight, hurry-up-and-get-this-scene-over-with-so-I-can-put-my-shirt-back-on face that totally kills whatever eroticism the scene could have.

The other sex scenes aren't much better. Wuhrer can't even be bothered to take her panties off for her scene. Crampton has to use a body double so blatant I wondered why they even bothered with this scene. In the end, Wuhrer's character wins and she drives off into the sunset. There are much better Wuhrer movies, skip over this one.