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Pacific Heights

Year:
Duration:
102 min
Genres:
Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.3
Director:
John Schlesinger
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1990-09-28
Filming Locations: Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $6,912,637 (USA) (30 September 1990)
Gross: $29,381,956 (USA)$44,926,706 (worldwide)
Cast
Actor
Character
Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton
Pacific Heights
Melanie Griffith
Patty Palmer
Matthew Modine
Drake Goodman
Mako
Toshio Watanabe
Nobu McCarthy
Mira Watanabe
Laurie Metcalf
Stephanie MacDonald
Carl Lumbly
Lou Baker
Dorian Harewood
Dennis Reed
Luca Bercovici
Greg
Tippi Hedren
Florence Peters
Sheila McCarthy
Liz Hamilton
Guy Boyd
Warning Cop
Jerry Hardin
Bennett Fidlow
James Staley
District Attorney
Miriam Margolyes
Realtor
Luis Oropeza
Revilla
F. William Parker
Judge
Nicholas Pryor
Hotel Manager
Tony Simotes
Desk Clerk
O-Lan Jones
Hotel Maid
Seth Isler
Sergeant
Dabbs Greer
Mr. Thayer
Florence Sundstrom
Mrs. Thayer
Noel Evangelisti
Mrs. Smith
Nicholas Rutherford
Child
Tim Pulice
Younger Man
Ray Hanis
Older Man
Takayo Fischer
Bank Teller
Tom Nolan
Al
Daniel MacDonald
George
J.P. Bumstead
1st Deputy Sheriff
Hal Landon Jr.
2nd Deputy Sheriff
Hy Anzell
Locksmith
Tracey Walter
Exterminator
William Paterson
Mr. Hill
D.W. Moffett
Bill
Barbara Tyson
Amy
John Diaz
Shoe Shine Man
Roger Bearde
Arresting Cop
Ed Hodson
Other Cop
Frank DiElsi
Precinct Cop
Michael Parker
Man at Police Station
Maggy Myers Davidson
Diamond Lady
Bud Ekins
Thug
Danny Wynands
Thug
David Lloyd Wilson
Television Host
Matthew Flint
Neighbor
Scott Freeman
Neighbor
Alice Barden
Neighbor
Danny Kovacs
Neighbor
Wat Takeshita
Neighbor
Frank Maruoka
Neighbor
Tohoru Masamune
Neighbor
Aida Anderson
Neighbor
Linda Austin
Neighbor
Beverly D'Angelo
Ann Miller (uncredited)
Brian Danker
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Casey Ledoux
Lawyer (uncredited)
Neil O'Neill
Truck Driver (uncredited)
John Michael Quinn
Yacht Guest (uncredited)
Christabel Savalas
Bank Teller (uncredited)
John Schlesinger
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Film critic Janet Maslin in 'The New York Times' wrote that this film was "perhaps the first eviction thriller".
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Debut produced screenplay for a cinema movie of TV writer Daniel Pyne.
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The year that the 19th Century polychrome house in Pacific Heights was built in was either 1883 or 1886 [the film states both dates] with slight modifications on the old home being re-modeled during the 1940s.
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Goofs
Carter's briefcase when Patty is sneaking through his room.
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The policeman quotes an entirely non-factual law to Drake about a tenant having rights just because a tenant physically enters a building, even at the time the movie was made. No tenant has any legal right to remain on the premises of a single-family or multiple-family dwelling in any state without payment, and furthermore, because of Carter Hayes destructive acts (e.g., releasing the cockroaches and physical damage to the unit), Drake had more than enough good cause to have Carter forcibly evicted, either by the City of San Francisco police or the San Francisco County sheriff.
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Patty's last name is shown to be "Palmer" on her financial statement seen in Carter's briefcase, but the closing credits list her name as "Patty Parker"
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Quotes
Carter Hayes: [to Drake] You're a brave and stupid man.
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Drake Goodman: [as they are house painting] You have to remember this is an investment, Patty. You can't afford to do everything at once.
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Patty Palmer: I wish I had spurs.
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Faq
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Pacific Heights can be found here.
Q
How does the movie end?
A
Hayes/Danforth sneaks back into the house and beats Drake with a golf club then goes after Patty who is in the process of making repairs to the apartment he gutted before moving out. Holding a nail gun to her face, he accuses her of getting into his 'private space' when she tracked him down at the Marriott Hotel in Century City and went through his room. Hearing Patty's cries, Drake makes his way downstairs and into the crawl space under the apartment where he can look up through a hole in the floor in order to see what is happening. When Danforth's leg gets near the hole, Drake grabs it, knocking Danforth off-balance. Patty pushes him, and he falls to the floor, impaling himself through the back on two projecting pipes. Unable to get up, Danforth dies. In the final scene some months later, Patty and Drake are showing the newly-repaired house to a couple interested in buying it. The woman asks Patty why they're selling it, since she really seems to have put her heart into the property. 'No,' Patty replies, 'it was just an investment.' As Patty and Drake go upstairs to pack, the prospective buyers discuss how they can afford the $900,000 to purchase the house.
Q
What is 'Pacific Heights' about?
A
Drake Goodman (Matthew Modine) and his girlfriend Patty Palmer (Melanie Griffith) purchase a 19th century house in the Pacific Heights area of San Francisco as an investment because it has potential as a rental property. They are able to rent out one of the two downstairs apartments to the Watanabees --Toshio (Mako) and Mira (Nobu McCarthy). While Patty is waiting for the potential renter of the second unit to return his credit references, Drake interviews another potential renter, Carter Hayes (Michael Keaton). Carter smoothly wheedles his way around the provision of credit references but promises to put up payment for the first six months, which he agrees to wire transfer. While Drake is waiting for the wire transfer, Carter moves into the apartment in the middle of the night. The wire transfer never comes through, and Drake and Patty are stuck with trying to evict him. The landlords' nightmare now begins.
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Photos from cast
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