The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of her home life, as a macabre office place forms in her basement, populated by dead co-workers.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Cindy ShermanDirector
- Evan LurieOriginal Music Composer
- Tom KalinScreenplay
- Elise MacAdamScreenplay
Cast
- Carol KaneDorine Douglas
- Molly RingwaldKim Poole
- Jeanne TripplehornNorah Reed
- Barbara SukowaVirginia Wingate
- Mike HodgeMr. Landau
- Doug BarronTed
- Linda PowellNaomi
- Albert MacklinBrad
- Michelle HurstKate
- Paula CalePaula
- Harley KaplanSteve
- Michael ImperioliDaniel Birch
Stills
Themes
slasherwoman director