''Rent Control'' is a
comedy-drama/
romance
Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to:
Common meanings
* Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings
* Romance languages, ...
film starring
Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the android Data on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', as well as four subsequent films. In 2019, he reprised the role for ...
and directed by
Gian Luigi Polidoro
Gian Luigi Polidoro (4 February 1927 – 7 September 2000) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1963 film '' Il diavolo'' won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film F ...
.
The film was made in 1982 but was not released until 1984.
Plot
Leonard Junger tries to find a
rent-controlled New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
apartment, and to interest various women.
Cast
*
Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spiner (; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the android Data on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', as well as four subsequent films. In 2019, he reprised the role for ...
as Leonard Junger
* Elizabeth Stack as Anne
*
Roy Brocksmith
Roy Brocksmith (September 15, 1945 – December 16, 2001) was an American actor.
Life and career
Brocksmith was born in Quincy, Illinois, the son of Vera Marguerite (''née'' Hartwig) and Otis E. Brocksmith, who was a mechanic. He graduated from ...
as Stan
* Jeanne Ruskin as Margaret
*
Leonard Melfi as Milton Goeller
*
Annie Korzen as Nancy Junger
* Charles Laiken as Jim
* Kimberly Stern as Jeannie
* Leslie Cifarelli as Barbara
References
External links
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1984 films
1980s English-language films
Films directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro
1984 comedy-drama films
Rent regulation
American comedy-drama films
Regulation in the United States
1984 comedy films
1984 drama films
1980s American films
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