Natural Enemy
DVD artwork
Directed byDouglas Jackson[1]
Screenplay byKevin Bernhardt
Produced byNicolas Clermont
StarringDonald Sutherland
William McNamara
Lesley Ann Warren
Joe Pantoliano
Tia Carrere
CinematographyRodney Gibbons
Edited byYves Langlois
Music byAlan Reeves
Production
companies
Filmline International
Home Box Office (HBO)
Phoenician Films
Screen Partners
Distributed byHome Box Office[2]
C/FP Distribution[3]
Release date
  • December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18) (Sweden)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetCAD $6,200,000

Natural Enemy is a 1996 Canadian-American direct-to-video thriller film[4] directed by Douglas Jackson[5] and starring Donald Sutherland, William McNamara, Lesley Ann Warren, Joe Pantoliano, and Tia Carrere.[6]

Filming

The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec from 18 November 1995 to 15 December 1995.

Plot

Ted Robards, in the past a successful stock broker, is on the verge of financial ruin. His son, Chris, has disappointed Ted a long time ago, creating only troubles for him. His wife, Sandy, is obsessed with the idea of having the second child. Ted's last hope is a promising young employee, Jeremy Harper, a stellar Harvard alumnus, who is able to sign an important deal that will save Ted and his firm from imminent bankruptcy. However, Jeremy only pretends to support the firm. His real desire is to secretly destroy Ted's business from within, while also wreaking havoc on the whole Robards family.

Trying to keep Jeremy in the firm, Ted tries to fulfill at least one of his requests—he offers Jeremy and his girlfriend to move in with him and thus solve their housing issue. Jeremy agrees, but his appearance in the house only accelerates the Robards' demise. In vain, Ted and Sandy try to understand what caused Jeremy's unexpected aggression. But flashbacks reveal Jeremy's traumatic childhood and his hidden motivation. Later, it turns out that Ted's now pregnant wife has some dark secrets that may explain Jeremy's twisted plans to destroy her family.[7]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Natural Enemy (1996)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  2. ^ Cinematographers, Production Designers, Costume Designers & Film Editors Guide. Lone Eagle. 1999. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-58065-017-5. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Natural Enemy". Films du Quebec (in French). January 27, 2009. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "Natural Enemy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. ^ Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Natural Enemy (1996)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Natural Enemy (1996)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Natural Enemy (1996)". blu-ray.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

External links

Films directed by Douglas Jackson
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