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Business of Strangers

Business of Strangers

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Key Information
Directors: Patrick Stettner
Stars: Julia Stiles
Actors: Frederick Weller
Genre: Dramas
Subgenre: Rape · Scams And Cons
MPAA Rating: R (MPAA)
Available Formats: VHS
UPC: 027616878014
Release Date: 2001
Running Time: 1hr 24min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 24min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (August 06, 2002)
UPC: 027616878021
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 24min
Release Company: MGM Home Entertainment (August 06, 2002)
UPC: 027616878014
Credits
Screenwriter: Patrick Stettner
Professional Reviews
: (06/01/2002, p.108, Matthew Leyland): "...Sporting snappy, rhythmic dialogue that recalls David Mamet, and matching it with seductively chilly visuals....Stettner turns up the heat by making the action ice cold..."
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Details: Stockard Channing turns in a nuanced performance as Julie, a simmering corporate drone who has sacrificed family life for power and control. At an out-of-town business presentation, her assistant Paula (Julia Stiles) arrives forty-five minutes late, and, in a fit of rage, Julie fires her on the spot. That afternoon, the CEO of Julie's company informs her that she's been promoted--she'll be taking his position. In the mood to celebrate, Julie heads to the hotel bar where, to her surprise, she encounters Paula. Julie wants to make amends; Paula is cool but willing. The two hit it off and spend the rest of the evening palling around the hotel. When Julie's headhunter Nick (Frederick Weller) shows up unexpectedly, things get interesting. Paula tells Julie that he raped her friend in Boston and so the two plot revenge to teach him a lesson. The rest is a study in debauchery that leaves Julie unsure of herself. Stiles and Channing play smoothly off each other, slowly tightening the screws to win control. The o...
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