The Temp

About The Temp

Peter Derns, an executive at Mrs. Appleby's Cooke Company, fears his future prospects are crumbling fast, until the arrival of Kris Bolin, a gorgeous, cooly efficient temp - and sultry temptress - who helps him develop a marketing campaign that slays the competition.

The Temp is a 1993 thriller film directed by Tom Holland. Timothy Hutton takes the lead as Peter Derns, Lara Flynn Boyle as Kris Bolin, Dwight Schultz as Roger Jasser, and Oliver Platt as Jack Hartsell.

It runs 97 minutes and was released in February 1993. Written by Kevin Falls. It was produced by Paramount Pictures.

Members will find femme fatale, office, corporate ladder, and serial killer in it. It scores 4.8 out of 10 from 72 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Se7en, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Batman make useful companions to The Temp, all filed under neo-noir.