Perfect Strangers

1984
R
1h 31m

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A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.

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5.4/10

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Trivia
Brad Rijn, John Woehrle, Kitty Summerall, Steven Pudenz, Mike Alpert, and Kevin O'Conner all starred in Special Effects(1983) also directed by Larry Cohen who makes a cameo in both films.

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Referenced in Can't Get Enough of the Stuff: Making Larry Cohen's Classic Creature Feature (2014)

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Written by Michael Minard
Performed by Michael Minard

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Dumb witness

A hit-man 's crime took place under a toddler's eyes.The boy cannot speak yet ,but as his mother unwisely says,he's very clever,very observant and when he starts speaking,he will have a lot to tell us about.So the murderer seduces the mother in order to get rid of the witness.The only interesting scenes are the ones which involve the man and the child.And even with them,the movie never really takes off.The writers drag things out with their photographs trick which exhausts any suspense.The adults are not very convincing,and Johnny's behavior does not make any sense.The mother is a bubblehead -how long it takes her to find out what lies beneath!-,and the actress does not even succeed in making us believe she loves her son dearly.