Up Against Amanda

Sep 15, 2000

1h 42m

★ 3.6

Sometimes the beauty is the beast

Overview

After childhood abuse by her step-father and eight years in a juvenile psychiatric lockup, Amanda Lear is released. Her shrink is also her lover, who surreptitiously pays her rent on a nice house for a year. She moves in, takes one look at her neighbor Richard, and dispatches her doctor. To cover her tracks and to begin her seduction, she gets Richard's help with a security system. Soon she's bugging his calls and spying on him with hidden cameras, taking advantage of a rift between Richard and his wife who's in Nashville cutting a record. Amanda will stop at nothing to get Richard's exclusive attention. Will this good neighbor wise up before the hot tub overheats?

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Rissi Productions

Up Against Amanda Trailers

Cast

Amanda Lear

Justine Priestley

Richard Pierce

David DeWitt

Laurie Pierce

Karen Grosso

Buzz

Chuck Williams

Dr. Arnold

John Alan Richards

Officer Red

Daniel Roebuck

Officer Wharton

Willard E. Pugh

Amanda's Stepdad

Skippy McGriff

Lead Guitar Ted

Reggie Bannister

Shelly

Roberta Randall

Nicole

Ariauna Albright

Dr. Ridley Michaelson

Michael Rissi

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