Beaty (Helen Mirren) is a high-class prostitute working as a “hostess” at a Soho (London) nightclub where handsome American Emory (John Shea) is a technician who works the lights for the stage show.
Despite her job, his lack of money, and their pasts, the two move in together and begin an affair.
Alex Denham (Paul Angelis) – her abusive former lover and the father of her ten-year-old son, Billy – turns up fresh out of prison needing a place to stay and moves in with them.
Alex is clearly a psychopath who threatens Beaty and Emory’s future plans to buy an antique shop and move to the country.
Emory’s shady friend, Max (Murray Salem), also shows up with a scheme for making lots of money and gets the American involved in a drug-smuggling venture.
The small-budget film jogs along in a competent fashion but never really gets into its stride as a tasty thriller. The movie ends on an unexpectedly upbeat note that offers some relief from the grim proceedings that precede the resolution.
Beaty Simons
Helen Mirren Emory
John Shea Alex Denham
Paul Angelis Max
Murray Salem Vere deLarge
Jenny Runacre Billy
Daniel Chasin Tama
Patti Boulaye Charles
Charles Yates Rene
April Olrich Olympia
Sandy Ratcliff Sacha
Janet Amsden Gucci Gaby
Vanessa Furse Marlene
Linda Polan Daisy
Amanda Waldy Pino
Andy Lucas Laurie
Malcolm Reynolds Jackson
Anthony Bailey Imogen
Imogen Claire The Viper
O.D. Pederson
Director
Matthew Chapman
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Alex Denham (Paul Angelis) – her abusive former lover and the father of her ten-year-old son, Billy – turns up fresh out of prison needing a place to stay and moves in with them.
