To call it "Single White Male" would be an insult to SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, but DEADBOLT is virtually a sex-reversed carbon copy of that better-known hit, this time starring Justine Bateman as a remarkably dense med student who takes in a male roommate and gets, as they say, more than she
bargains for.
Concerned about being alone and unprotected in the big city after breaking up with her lawyer husband (Chris Mulkey), med school student Bateman advertises for a male roommate (presumably, since no females apply) after her spacious, stylish apartment is broken into. Her first choice is pre-empted
from moving in after his skull is crushed with a car jack handle, lea...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins