Temptress (1995): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Temptress is a 1995 horror film directed by Lawrence Lanoff, starring Kim Delaney as Karin Swann, Chris Sarandon and Dee Wallace. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes and earned $1.1 million worldwide.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Lawrence Lanoff
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Playboy Entertainment Group
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Temptress About?
The premise of Temptress without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After returning from Asia, Karin brings home a statue that soon exerts a strange influence on her. Her desires become an insatiable sexual appetite and bizarre fetishes involving pain and death, driving her toward loss of control. Only her boyfriend Matt’s love is strong enough to confront the demonic presence and try to free her.
Temptress Themes & Keywords
· 7 tags- supernatural power
- psychotronic film
- sex horror
- cheating girlfriend
- female nudity
- erotica
- independent film
Temptress Cast & Characters
Kim Delaney leads the cast as Karin Swann, with Chris Sarandon as Matt Christianson and Dee Wallace as Allison Mackie. Directed by Lawrence Lanoff; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lawrence Lanoff
- Kim Delaney as Karin Swann
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Chris Sarandon as Matt Christianson -
Dee Wallace as Allison Mackie -
Corbin Bernsen as Nick
Also Starring in Temptress
· 10 more- Ben Cross Dr. Samudaya
- Jessica Walter Dr. Phyllis Evergreen
- Ryan MacDonald Gordon Hensen
- David Brooks Larry Gilbert
- Barbara Moore Champagne Glass Model
- Jack DeLeon Brian Carlin
- Roger Lodge Cab Driver
- Gregory Wallace Henry Delute
- Lisa Nelson Photographer's Assistant
- Kelle Kipp Julie
More from Lawrence Lanoff
More films directed by Lawrence Lanoff: Club Wild Side 2, Club Wild Side, Playing Dangerous and Indecent Behavior.
Temptress Plot Summary
What happens in Temptress from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
It is the day of the abdication of Emperor Puyi, and a once-prosperous family, the Pang clan, faces a long decline. Zhongliang, a thirteen-year-old who arrives at the Pang estate to live with his sister Xiuyi and her husband Zhengda, steps into a world of rigid hierarchy and quiet cruelties. Zhengda is a heavy opium user, and the family’s dynamics are strained by power, age, and habit. Ruyi, the daughter of the family’s head, has been raised from birth as an opium addict, which bars her from an ordinary marriage and keeps her tethered to a life she did not choose. As she runs through the vast estate, Zhongliang is first treated as a servant, even asked to prepare Zhengda’s nightly opium pipe.
Full summary
The whole story of Temptress, scene by scene
Temptress Box Office
Temptress grossed $1.1 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.1M
- US & Canada
- $1.1M
How Well Do You Know Temptress?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Temptress Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Possédée” and “妖妇”.
- Also known as
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- Possédée
- 妖妇
- Göttliche Versuchung
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Movies Like Temptress
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Temptation, The Tempter and Satan’s Mistress.
Temptress FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Temptress, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Temptress?
Temptress runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Temptress released?
Temptress was released in 1995.
Who directed Temptress?
Temptress was directed by Lawrence Lanoff.
More films by Lawrence Lanoff Who is in the cast of Temptress?
Temptress stars Kim Delaney as Karin Swann, Chris Sarandon as Matt Christianson and Dee Wallace as Allison Mackie, among 14 credited actors.
How much did Temptress make at the box office?
Temptress grossed $1.1 million worldwide.
Does Temptress have a post-credit scene?
No. Temptress has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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