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psychological thriller film
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directed by
Craig R. Baxley
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Dean Cain
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Portia de Rossi
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Hal Linden
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Dina Merrill
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Joseph Campanella
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on August 30, 2002.
Plot
New Yorkers Jackie and Matt Lawrence get married. They are looking for a new apartment. When Matt is ambushed while jogging in the park, three pensioners help him. They give the couple a comfortable but inexpensive apartment with a view of Central Park.
Matt takes out a loan from the seniors.
Shortly after moving in, another young married couple who lived in the same house disappear without a trace. Jackie and Matt find out that the old people kill young people in order to keep themselves alive longer with body substances. Several bodies are found in the basement of the house.
Cast
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Dean Cain
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- Matt Lawrence
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Portia de Rossi
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- Jackie Lawrence
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Hal Linden
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Linden began his career as a big band musician and singer in the 1950s. After a stint in the United States Army, he began ...
- Arnold Janusz
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Dina Merrill
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Merrill was born in New York City on December 29, 1923, but for man ...
- Phoebe Janusz
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Joseph Campanella
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- Ben Goodstein
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- Sylvia Goodstein
* John Gilbert
* Corrine Connely - Miriam
* Ian Downie
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Sabrina Grdevich
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- Trish
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Jason Blicker
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Kari Matchett
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- Allison
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Jonas Chernick
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References
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2002 psychological thriller films
2000s mystery films
American psychological thriller films
American mystery films
Films about old age
Films set in apartment buildings
Films set in New York City
Fox network original films
Films directed by Craig R. Baxley
Films scored by Gary Chang
2002 films
2000s American films
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