The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson seems to have everything going for him, but his life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. At first, he notices little things at his office that he takes as signs that people are out to get him, but soon things escalate, with Jackson convinced that a perfume ad on television holds sinister messages aimed at him. Is Jackson losing his mind, or are the threats real?
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic63/100
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Tim McCannDirector
- Tim McCannWriter
- Douglas J. CuomoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael RisleyJames Jackson
- Adrienne ShellyKim Kelly
- Spalding GrayScooter McCrae
- Callie ThorneStephanie
- Michael RodrickJoe Kelly
- Sakina JaffreyDr. Ray
- Jase BlankfortTommy Kelly
- Kristin GriffithGale
- Jonathan HoganDr. Phil Karlson
- Ted SuttonDr. Fred Land
- James BurtonTherapist Fuller
- David DeblingerJay
Stills
Themes
schizophreniarelationshipmental health