Based on a case history from the book,
Sex and the Criminal Mind, this film is an exceedingly tame slice of erotica. Bodices pop open, hungry lips seek to be fed, and flaming passions burn with all the ardor of a Hardy Boy getting pecked on the cheek by Mrs. Cleaver.
Dedicated to bettering his lot in 1910 Milwaukee, honorable orphan Edward Broder (Neil Patrick Harris) becomes a family fixture at the home of sewing machine magnate Joe Heldman (Len Cariou). When best buddy and heir apparent Karl Heldman (Toby Proctor) dies in an influenza epidemic, romantically
quixotic Mrs. Krista Heldman (Anne Archer) regards Edward not so much as a second son but as a su...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
104 mins