Bad Influence
“When fantasy becomes a fatal distraction.”
ThrillerCrime
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
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A slick, unsettling descent into a neon-drenched underworld. It's a tense, erotic thriller where a charming stranger's influence unravels a man's life, dripping with 80s sleaze and a palpable sense of danger.
sleazytenseunsettlingeroticdangeroussteadyneo-noir80s aestheticgrittytemptationidentitycorruptionduality
jealousyundergrounderoticismsociopathdrugsstrangerclubexecutiveneo-noir
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