Inner Sanctum (1991 film)
Inner Sanctum is a 1991 crime drama erotic thriller film which stars Tanya Roberts, Margaux Hemingway, Joseph Bottoms and Valerie Wildman. This film is written by Mark Thomas McGee and directed by Fred Olen Ray.
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| Directed by | Fred Olen Ray |
| Produced by | Alan Amiel |
| Written by | Mark Thomas McGee |
| Starring | Tanya Roberts |
| Music by | Chuck Cirino |
| Cinematography | Michael Delahoussaye |
| Edited by | Steven Nielson |
Release date | 1991 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $650,000 |
The film was made for $650,000 and was very successful, leading to Ray making a series of erotic thrillers.[1]
"I didn't really know what an erotic thriller was when I did Inner Sanctum", admitted Ray later. "I watched Wild Orchid -fast-forwarded through it, actually-to see what was expected of me."[2]
Plot
Jennifer Reed, an heiress of a huge fortune, believes that her husband Baxter, an insurance agent from Los Angeles, is unfaithful to her. Unable to reconcile with it, she takes a full pack of sleeping pills and falls down the stairs.
A few weeks later, Jennifer moves in a wheelchair and becomes jealous of her husband even more so because Baxter does not spend a lot of time with her and is involved in helping nurse Lynn Foster. She had previously been responsible for taking care of the patient at home, where a mysterious death occurred. Then Lynn married the widower, but he also died under mysterious circumstances.
Jennifer tries to romance with her colleague Anna Rawlins, who, however, does not reciprocate her feelings. Moreover, Baxter suspects that she wants to get rid of his wife. Jennifer discovers that someone has started following her, and her neighbor suspects Lynn. In addition, Mrs. Reed's death is worth one million dollars in insurance policy; this money will not be paid in the case of suicide, only murder.
Cast
- Tanya Roberts – Lynn Foster
- Margaux Hemingway – Anna Rawlins
- Joseph Bottoms – Baxter Reed
- Valerie Wildman – Jennifer Reed
- Brett Baxter Clark – Neil Semple
- Suzanne Ager – Maureen
- Jay Richardson –Lieutenant Wanamaker
- William Butler – Jeff Seigel
- Ted Newsom – Sergeant Levy
Sequel
The film's success led to a sequel Inner Sanctum II in 1994, also directed by Ray, and starring Michael Nouri, Tracy Brooks Swope (as Jennifer Reed), Sandahl Bergman, David Warner, and Margaux Hemingway (reprising her role of Anna Rawlins).
References
- Topel, Fred (27 October 2014). "After Midnight: Fred Olen Ray on Strip Clubs & Chainsaw Hookers". Crave Online. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- Donald Liebenson (Dec 1, 1994). "VIDEO AS DRIVE-IN FRED OLEN RAY CONTINUES THE CORMAN TRADITION". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 283895112.