The Apartment Complex

The Apartment Complex is a 1999 American made-for-television mystery-thriller film directed by Tobe Hooper.

The Apartment Complex
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Written by	Karl Schaefer
Directed by	Tobe Hooper
Starring	Chad Lowe Fay Masterson Obba Babatundé Patrick Warburton Amanda Plummer
Music by	Mark Adler
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Scott McAboy Amy Sydorick
Cinematography	Jacques Haitkin
Running time	109 minutes
Production companies	Pacific Bay Entertainment Sterling Pacific Films
Original release
Release	October 31, 1999 (1999-10-31)

Plot

The film involves a man named Stan who becomes the manager of an apartment complex with strange tenants, after the previous manager disappears under mysterious circumstances. Things go downhill after he discovers a corpse in the complex's pool and is accused of murder. More bizarre events occur until he finds his life (and his sanity) in danger, and the tenants just may be his only hope.

Cast

• Chad Lowe as Stan Warden
• Fay Masterson as Alice
• Obba Babatundé as Chett
• Patrick Warburton as Morgan
• Amanda Plummer as Miss Chenille
• Ron Canada as Detective Culver
• Miguel Sandoval as Detective Duarte
• Jon Polito as Dr. Caligari
• R. Lee Ermey as Frank Stanton
• Charles Martin Smith as Gary Glumley
• Flex Alexander as Miles

Critical reception

Variety gave the film a favorable review, writing, "not a scarefest by any stretch but creepy enough to sustain the interest of most viewers, this nod to The Twilight Zone cleverly winks its way out of some pretty silly situations. [...] ...director Tobe Hooper [...] earns points for constructing real tension and genuine thrills."^[1]