The Alarmist(1998)

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Synopsis

A whodunit about Tommy Hudler, a naive, all-American guy, who lands a job as a door-to-door salesman for a home security company owned by Heinrich Grigoris, a fast-talking charismatic con artist. Tommy is entranced by Heinrich's slick sales techniques and feel flattered when the boss insists that he is a natural. Heinrich and his faithful sidekick Sally are soon teaching Tommy the tricks of the trade: how to take advantage of the fear-and-spending habits of their gullible prey. Life is good for Tommy. Sales are soaring, passion is burning, and Heinrich has even put him on TV. But when Tommy hits a dry-spell in his sales, a more sinister side to his mentor emerges. Heinrich now lets Tommy in on the fact that he sometimes stages fake break-ins while their clients are at home--to justify their services and help boost sales--and then intimates that, on occasion, these break-ins take place when their clients aren't at home. When a sudden turn of events end in murder, Tommy suspects Heinrich.
A whodunit about Tommy Hudler, a naive, all-American guy, who lands a job as a door-to-door salesman for a home security company owned by Heinrich Grigoris, a fast-talking charismatic con artist. Tommy is entranced by Heinrich's slick …
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In Theaters

  • October 16, 1998

MPAA Rating

R (for sexuality and language)

Genres

Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Crime, Adaptation

Run Time

1 hour 33 minutes

Distributors

Lionsgate

Box Office

$61,697

Directors

Evan Dunsky

Director

CAST

David Arquette

Tommy Hudler

Stanley Tucci

Heinrich Grigoris

Kate Capshaw

Gale Ancona

Mary McCormack

Sally

Ryan Reynolds

Howard Ancona

Tricia Vessey

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