

The Perfect Host
2010-07-01 · 93 min · ★ 6.4
Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.
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- Directors
- Nicholas Tomnay
- Production companies
- Splendid Film
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 500,000
- Revenue
- USD 453,708
Top Cast
David Hyde PierceWarwick Wilson
Clayne CrawfordJohn Taylor
Nathaniel ParkerDetective Morton
Megahn PerrySimone De Marchi
Helen ReddyCathy Knight
Cooper BarnesRupert
Indira G. WilsonMonica
Tyrees AllenRoman
Joseph WillDetective Valdez
George CheungStorekeeper
Brooke AndersonThief
Cheryl Francis HarringtonCar Rental Worker
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