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Year:	1989
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Brian Yuzna
Genre:	Paranoia
Starring:	Billy Warlock, Connie Danese
Rating:	5/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098354/
Tagline:	In Beverly Hills, what you fear is only the beginning.
Favourite line:	"How do you like your tea? Cream, sugar... or do you want me to pee in it?"

Excellent paranoid horror from Brian Yuzna, producer of the equally good 'Reanimator' and 'From Beyond'.

Billy Warlock plays a young jock from a wealthy family, who suddenly starts to notice that everything is not as it should be.
He is seeing a psychiatrist and explains that he feels that everyone in town is out to get him, including his own family.

Some wonderfully tense moments of character interchange between the individuals adds to the sense of alienation that Yuzna builds and, surprisingly, Warlock is actually quite likeable and effective in this role.
The paranoia is cranked up gradually throughout the movie, and the denouement has to be seen to be believed, with one of the most gross out endings of any film.
Surreal and disturbing, the special effects by 'Screaming Mad Gerorgs' are just stunning.
Can't recommend this enough.