Drake attempts to put an end to the constant noise and drive out Hayes by cutting the Drake and Patty hire a lawyer, Stephanie MacDonald (While Drake is in the hospital, the eviction is finally handed down and authorities force entry into Hayes' apartment. Things get ugly with the cop. However, the actual film location for Drake and Patty's house is in Potrero Hill in San Francisco, specifically at the corner of 19th and Texas Street. The couple ends befriending the cop that comes. However, after losing all hope, he finds out that a criminal Peter McCabe in jail is his only savior. As far as psychological thrillers go, PACIFIC HEIGHTS draws you in through a haunting musical score, good suspense and mounting tension between protagonist and antagonist. Directed by John Schlesinger. An ice hockey star is accosted by a youth gang who attempt to rob him; after he chases them off he catches the youngest member and gives him a ride home, where he meets the boy's mother. She phones Bennett Fidlow (Patty travels to Danforth's last-known address, a condominium in Patty tracks down Danforth at the hotel, where he has checked in under Drake's name. Later, while cleaning out the destroyed apartment, Patty finds an important clue: an old photograph of Hayes as a young boy. He never pays any rent, drives the other tenants away and systematically ruins the lives of his landlords. She calls Drake and tells him to cancel all of his credit cards and freeze the couple's joint bank account. Unfortunately, one of their tenants has plans of his own. From inside the apartment, sounds of loud hammering and drilling are heard at all hours of the day and night, however the door is seldom answered. A man who never has enough time for the things he wants to do is offered the opportunity to have himself duplicated. 10 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Patty bluffs her way into his suite by posing as his wife, and while rummaging through his personal effects she discovers he is using legal and financial documents in Drake's name. Carter, meanwhile was destroying the other apartment, making it useless to rent out. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. The whole cats was great and though Keaton was the villain this time, he was still the star of this movie. Ending / spoiler for Pacific Heights (1990), plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. A couple work hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. As the days pass, Hayes' promised wire transfer fails to materialize. A burglar holds a knife to Karen's throat while her husband does nothing. A ... An unusual choice for Michael Keaton to follow up his first "Batman" movie with him going from hero and to outright villain.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Before any of this money is paid, however, Hayes arrives unannounced one morning and shuts himself into the apartment. "Pacific Heights" is a horror film for yuppies, in which the bad guy uses the ax to attack your three-flat, not you. On this IMDbrief, we break down our favorite panels and surprises from July 2020's Comic-Con@Home.Keep up with all the biggest announcements and updates with IMDb's breaking news roundup of Comic-Con@Home 2020.Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Frank Conner is an honest police officer who desperately needs to save his son's life. Pacific Heights is the hot fall thriller Hollywood has been waiting for.
When Drake finally makes an attempt to enter Hayes' apartment, he finds that the locks have been changed. Was this review helpful to you?