Tempting Fate (1998): Cast
Tempting Fate is a 1998 sci-fi film directed by Peter Werner, starring Philip Baker Hall as Dr. Bardwell, Tate Donovan and Matt Craven. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Peter Werner
- Genre
- Sci-Fi
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Singer/White Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Tempting Fate About?
The premise of Tempting Fate without spoilers.
Grieving the loss of his beloved, he encounters an inventor who claims to have built a device that transports people to a parallel world. Using it, he finds his lover alive and decides to stay, but soon discovers that the alternate reality follows different rules. When he tries to return, the machine is destroyed in a fire and its creator is killed. Later he meets a woman from his own world who has built a similar device; officials label her insane because her counterpart is alive elsewhere. He helps her in the hope of restoring a way home.
Tempting Fate Themes & Keywords
· 26 tags- parallel worlds
- alternate reality
- bar
- shortcut
- elevator
- traffic jam
- teleportation
- surgeon
- redhead
- police officer
- police car
- parallel universe
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- old friend
- mother son relationship
- jack in the box
- hospital
- female scientist
- father son relationship
- dog
- convertible
- bartender
- brain
- surgery
- dentist
- alienation
- baseball
Tempting Fate Cast & Characters
Philip Baker Hall leads the cast as Dr. Bardwell, with Tate Donovan as Dr. Ben Creed and Matt Craven as Emmett Lach. Directed by Peter Werner; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Peter Werner
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Philip Baker Hall as Dr. Bardwell -
Tate Donovan as Dr. Ben Creed -
Matt Craven as Emmett Lach -
Abraham Benrubi as John Bollandine
Also Starring in Tempting Fate
· 5 more- Paul Ben-Victor Police officer
- John O'Hurley Stewart
- Ming-Na Wen Ellen Moretti
- Philip Casnoff Richard Davis
- Grace Phillips Melody
More from Peter Werner
More films directed by Peter Werner, best-rated first: No Man's Land, Prosecuting Casey Anthony, Bond of Silence and A Dog Named Christmas.
Tempting Fate Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Tempting Fate.
Cars in Tempting Fate
27 cars on screen, including the 1994 Ford Aspire and the 1985 Ford F-Series.
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1994 Ford Aspire Main role -
1985 Ford F-Series Important role -
1997 Jaguar XK8 X100 Important role -
1993 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role
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Tempting Fate FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Tempting Fate, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Tempting Fate?
Tempting Fate runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Tempting Fate released?
Tempting Fate was released on April 5, 1998.
Who directed Tempting Fate?
Tempting Fate was directed by Peter Werner.
More films by Peter Werner Who is in the cast of Tempting Fate?
Tempting Fate stars Philip Baker Hall as Dr. Bardwell, Tate Donovan as Dr. Ben Creed and Matt Craven as Emmett Lach, among 9 credited actors.
Does Tempting Fate have a post-credit scene?
No. Tempting Fate has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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