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One night stand. Dead boss. Montreal winter. Good luck, architect.
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Back Stab (1990)

straight-to-video energyicy paranoia90s neo-noir cosplay

Overview

ThrillerCrime

An architect goes to bed with a seductive stranger only to awaken beside the corpse of his boss.

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Content warning
fugitivearchitectmurder plotframed for murdermontreal, canada

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Montreal winter looks expensive even when nothing else does.

Acting

Meg Foster's eyes: two portals to a better movie somewhere else.

Best for:Solo: 2AM insomnia with low expectations and lower lighting.·Background: Folding laundry while vaguely following a murder plot.·Rewatch: Never, but respect if you do.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Brief but awkward 90s intimacy, immediately punished by corpse.
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Director

Jimmy Kaufman

ReleasedOct 3, 1990
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Image Organization
Allegro Films

Top Cast

James Brolin

James Brolin

Cliff Murphy

Meg Foster

Meg Foster

Sara Rudnick

Dorothée Berryman

Dorothée Berryman

Juliet Powell

June Chadwick

June Chadwick

Mrs. Chambers

Brett Halsey

Brett Halsey

Ken Updike

Bronwen Mantel

Bronwen Mantel

Judge

James Rae

James Rae

Ad Executive

Tom Berry

Tom Berry

Court Clerk

Brian Dooley

Brian Dooley

J.H. the Guard

Robert Ozores

Robert Ozores

Prisoner

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shot in Montreal as a US-Canada co-production during the golden age of tax-shelter thrillers.

Cultural

Meg Foster's iconic pale eyes were so striking directors often lit her separately; here they're used to suggest unreadable motives.

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