Pacific Heights 1990 123movies

Watch: Pacific Heights 1990 123movies, Full Movie Online – San Franciscans Drake Goodman and Patty Palmer are taking their relationship to the next level not only by moving in together, but their new abode being a house they purchase. Despite it being slightly outside of their price range and only affordable to them in the right circumstances, they purchase a Victorian house in Pacific Heights. Those circumstances include making all the necessary renovations on their own, and immediately renting out the two suites on the main floor at a specific price point. While they rent out the rear one bedroom unit to the Watanabes without incident, outwardly wealthy Carter Hayes is able to manipulate his way into renting the front studio apartment, partly in promising to pay half a year’s rent in advance. Drake and Patty eventually learn that Carter, whose money they do not receive, is in the “business” of causing havoc in such rental situations to ruin the owners financially, he being the tenant from hell. In Carter seemingly knowing how to manipulate the system to his benefit including the proverbial possession being nine-tenths of the law, Drake and Patty also learn from the police and Stephanie MacDonald, the property lawyer they hire to help evict Carter and who they cannot afford, that the law is on Carter’s side, the process to get him out costly and time consuming. As the battle between Drake/Patty and Carter escalates, which also includes the Watanabes being caught in the crossfire, it becomes potentially deadly if either side crosses a breaking point..
Plot: A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
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Ratings:

	6.4/10 Votes: 20,910
	52% | RottenTomatoes
	55/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 282 Popularity: 12.847 | TMDB

Reviews:

yuppy horror not fun
Drake Goodman (Matthew Modine) and his girlfriend Patty Palmer (Melanie Griffith) are stretching their finances to the limit to buy a San Francisco house. They need to rent the two ground floor apartments to cover the mortgage. They rent one apartment to the nice Watanabes. The other one they rent to Carter Hayes (Michael Keaton). Carter seems to be well-off initially. Things turn quickly. Carter never pays rent. He causes problems. The law is on his side. The couple gets Stephanie MacDonald (Laurie Metcalf) as their lawyer.

Matthew Modine is so angry and so unlikeable that it’s hard to root for him. He keeps yelling at everybody and it happens very quickly after the first hurdle. Michael Keaton is a nice creepy villain. It’s somewhat a horror. The problem is that it’s not a fun horror. The thrills are derived from annoyance. It is very good at being an uncomfortable watch. It’s actually a relief when Modine takes a backseat to Griffith. For what it is, this is expertly made.

Michael Keaton Is The Movies Saving Grace
An unusual choice for Michael Keaton to follow up his first “Batman” movie with him going from hero and to outright villain.

Plot In A Paragraph: Drake Goodman (Modine) and Patty Palmer (Griffith)an unmarried couple, purchase an expensive 19th-century house in the exclusive Pacific Heights neighbourhood. They rent one of the building’s two first-floor apartments to the Watanabes, a kindly Japanese couple. Not long after, Carter Hayes (Keaton) visits to view the remaining vacant unit and immediately expresses a desire to move in. Hayes drives an expensive Porsche and carries large amounts of cash on him. He convinces Drake to waive the credit check in exchange for a list of personal references and an upfront payment of the first six months’ rent, to be paid by wire transfer. Before any of that happens he moves in unannounced and refuses to leave.

Melanie Griffith whilst looking great is awful acting wise, and Matthew Modine had me questioning how this man forged a career as an actor. Some of my main annoyances came from his character, and I had my concerns that he may end up being the real psycho, but his performance really was dire.

It’s Keaton as the villain of the piece, who shines and gives the movie it’s best scenes. Tippi Hedren and Dan Hedaya have small roles and Beverley D’Angelo has an uncredited role as a former lover/business partner of Carter’s. I’m not sure why she is uncredited though.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 42 min (102 min)
Budget 18000000
Revenue 55000000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Thriller
Director John Schlesinger
Writer Daniel Pyne
Actors Melanie Griffith, Matthew Modine, Michael Keaton
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby (Westrex Recording System)
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm