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Burning Down the House (film)

Burning Down the House is a 2001 film directed by Philippe Mora. It was written by Michael Cole Dinelli, who adapted it from his play High Tension in the Tropics. It was shot in 1998 and released direct-to-video in the United States.


Burning Down the House
Philippe Mora
Michael Cole Dinelli
High Tension in the Tropicsby Michael Cole Dinelli
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Joanne Baron
James Wilder
John Savage
Elise Pritcher
John Savage
Dan Gillham
Robyn T. Luers
Jeff Marsh
February 7, 2001 (2001-02-07)
88 minutes
United States
English

Burning Down the House is a 2001 film directed by Philippe Mora. It was written by Michael Cole Dinelli, who adapted it from his play High Tension in the Tropics. It was shot in 1998 and released direct-to-video in the United States.

Unable to find funding for his next film, a Hollywood director burns down his house for the insurance money.

  • John Savage as Jake Seiling
  • James Wilder as Arnie Green
  • Joanne Baron as Brenda Goodman
  • Ceasar Cavaricci as Ray
  • William Atherton as Arthur Kranston
  • Mick Fleetwood as The Bartender
  • C. Thomas Howell as The Concierge
  • René Auberjonois as Pierre
  • David Keith as Carolina
  • Arye Gross as Bob Washington
  • Orson Bean as Sy

Robert Koehler of Variety wrote that Mora and the cast "appear clueless from first frame to last".

  • Burning Down the House at IMDb
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