Natural Enemy (1996)

Name: Natural Enemy
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Released: 1996-12-31
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 4.8
Cast: Donald Sutherland, William McNamara, Lesley Ann Warren, Joe Pantoliano, Tia Carrere

Natural Enemy (1996), directed by Douglas Jackson, starring Donald Sutherland and William McNamara.

12/31/1996 BR Crime, Drama and Horror 1h 28m

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Synopsis

A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn't realize is that his new partner is the son of his second wife, adopted into an abusive family at birth and now a raving psychopath out to murder his natural mother for whom he blames the miseries of his lifetime.

Rodney GibbonsCinematography
Douglas JacksonDirector
Yves LangloisEditing
Nicolas ClermontProducer

About the film

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

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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.

Cast

Donald Sutherland as Ted Robards

William McNamara as Jeremy Harper

Michael Caloz as Young Jeremy Harper

Lesley Ann Warren as Sandy Robards

Joe Pantoliano as Stuart

Tia Carrere as Christina

Christian Tessier as Chris Robards

Lenore Zann as Gina Knox

Rosemary Dunsmore as Judy

Vlasta Vrana as Stanley

Claudia Besso as Claire

Serge Houde as Sherwood

Richard Zeman as Bob

Terry Haig as IRS Agent

Tedd Dillon as Father

Misha Jackson as Baby

References

External links

Natural Enemy at IMDb

Text from Natural Enemy on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Enemy

Trivia

The production budget was US$ 4.5 million.
It premiered on December 31, 1996, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h28 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosFilmline International, Phoenician Films
CountriesCanada, United States
LanguagesEnglish
BudgetUS$ 4,500,000
StatusReleased

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Crew

Rodney Gibbons Cinematography
Douglas Jackson Director
Yves Langlois Editing
Nicolas Clermont Producer
Kevin Bernhardt Writer

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What is Natural Enemy about?

Natural Enemy: A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn't realize is that his new partner is the son of his second wife, adopted into an abusive family at birth and now a raving psychopath out to murder his natural mother for whom he blames the miseries of his lifetime.

Who directed Natural Enemy?

Natural Enemy was directed by Douglas Jackson in 1996.

Who stars in Natural Enemy?

The cast of Natural Enemy includes Donald Sutherland, William McNamara, Lesley Ann Warren, Joe Pantoliano and Tia Carrere.

How long is Natural Enemy?

Natural Enemy runs for 88 minutes, or 1h28.