Word: schmoeller
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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WRITER-DIRECTOR David Schmoeller, then, has done little more than create a showcase for his leading lady's considerable wares. The original story idea-the beautiful woman pursued by the demented admirer, only to have her turn the tables on him at the last moment-has some possibilities, but Schmoeller's penchant for things both obvious and almost ludicrous destroys any chance for success. He should be ashamed of some of the dialogue he puts into his character's mouths, most notably that of Captain Max, whose moralizing about the tough life of a police officer comes right...
...Schmoeller's direction is often trite and at best haphazard, including one scene in which the camera backs away from someone walking in the other direction. Apparently unsure of his ability to convey the proper atmosphere, he also sends to overemphasize. After Jamie's biggest scare, Brandon comes over to her house to comfort her. While she sits in the hot tub, her troubles oozing away. Brandon fixes a snack in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Derek lurks in the bushes, watching all. When Brandon finishes slicing some cheese with a knife better suited to slicing through jungle, he rams the instrument...
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