Impulse

1990 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

Lottie is a vice cop in LA posing as a hooker and likes the action. She meets Stan, who's also single. He needs her for a major drug bust.

Scores

Overall Score
21.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.6%
Review Aggregate
33.6

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, suspenseful, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Theresa Russell1990$693,000$1,662,000(est)
Jeff Fahey1990$426,000$1,023,000(est)
George Dzundza1990$321,000$770,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score17.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes1,611

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$2,544,504$6,107,199
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$2,544,504$6,107,199

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1990$1,272,252$3,053,600
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$10,470,000$25,129,602
Physical Purchases ?1990$5,676,000$13,623,269
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$1,017,802$2,442,880
Total Revenues1990$18,436,054$44,249,350
Expenses
Budget ?1990$9,000,000$21,601,377
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$1,815,000 (est)$4,356,278 (est)
Participations1990$737,000$1,768,913
Residuals ?1990$1,235,000$2,964,189
Interest & Overhead1990$1,800,000$4,320,275
Total Expenses1990$14,587,000$35,011,032
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$3,849,054$9,238,318

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