Bad Influence (1990)

Cast:

Rob Lowe,
James Spader,
David Duchovny,
Kathleen Wilhoite,
Christian Clemenson,
Lisa Zane,
Marcia Cross,
Grand L. Bush,
Joyce Meadows,
John Mahon,
Lilyan Chauvin,
Said Faraj,
Tony Maggio,
Susan Lee Hoffman,
John de Lancie,
Alex Kirst,
John Verea,
Eddy Armani,
Keith McDaniel,
Palmer Lee Todd,
Kelly Delksekamp,
Christina Cocek,
Leslie Bernard Joseph,
Perri Lister,
Alicia Arden,
Jet Freedom,
Stacy Versier,
Michael Kristick,
Belle Avery,
Jay Della,
Cliff D.,
Warren Stanhope,
Dominique Jennings,
Brendan Hughes,
Sarah Elgart,
Rosalyn Landor,
Sachi Parker,
Jeff Kaake,
Bianca Rossini,
Joey Miyashima,
Tilghman Branner,
Sunny Smith,
Todd Simmons,
Bob Casper,
Charisse Glenn,
Wanda Norman,
Adrienne Leigh,
Sam Merrick,
Kelly Miller,
Inger Lorre

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Producer:

Screenwriter:

David Koepp

Composer:

Trevor Jones

description:

Bad Influence is a 1990 American film starring Rob Lowe and James Spader. In this noirish film, Spader plays a yuppie who meets a mysterious stranger (Lowe) who encourages him to explore his darker side. Bad Influence was the first original screenplay for which David Koepp received a sole screenplay credit. The story is loosely based on a real character, a surfer living in his car at Topanga Beach, who became a friend of the executive producer Morrie Eisenman while David was working for Morrie during his final year at UCLA.

plot:

Michael is a sheepish person who is pushed around by everyone. He meets Alex, who teaches him to be assertive and indulge in risky behaviors. Things go too far when they go on a drug-fueled robbery spree and assault Michael's work rival, and when Michael wants out, Alex becomes angry. He steals all of Michael's possessions and frames him by killing a woman in his apartment. Michael's new-found sense of self-preservation helps him fight back with the help of his brother.