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The Perfect Host
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The Perfect Host

2010-07-01 · 93 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy · Thriller · Crime

Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.

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Directors
Nicholas Tomnay
Production companies
Splendid Film
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 500,000
Revenue
USD 453,708

Top Cast

David Hyde PierceDavid Hyde PierceWarwick Wilson
Clayne CrawfordClayne CrawfordJohn Taylor
Nathaniel ParkerNathaniel ParkerDetective Morton
Megahn PerryMegahn PerrySimone De Marchi
Helen ReddyHelen ReddyCathy Knight
Cooper BarnesCooper BarnesRupert
Indira G. WilsonIndira G. WilsonMonica
Tyrees AllenTyrees AllenRoman
Annie CampbellChelsea
Joseph WillJoseph WillDetective Valdez
George CheungGeorge CheungStorekeeper
Brooke AndersonBrooke AndersonThief
Cheryl Francis HarringtonCheryl Francis HarringtonCar Rental Worker
Amanda PaytonAmanda PaytonGirl at Party

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