A genuinely fun and creepy entry in the "stranger in the house" genre with Gary Busey as the slightly deranged -- and unwelcome -- houseguest, and Mimi Rogers as the object of his slightly askew desires.

Just out of the scooter bin for torching his parents 15 years ago, Busey sets up shop in the attic of a house purchased by Rogers, Michael "Lenny" McKean, and their two kids. Pretty soon Lenny is exposed for the creep that he is, and Busey goes into hulkabilly-psycho-Don-Juan overdrive as he tries to slide into his place.

Even better than THE STEPFATHER, with Busey perfecting the likably-demented father-figure that Terry O'Quinn strived for. He's scary and compassionate at the same time, almost unresponsible for the gruesome acts he commits. Sorta like a BAD RONALD for the 90s.

The screenwriter (Lem Dodds) -- who also wrote THE HARD WAY -- allegedly disowns the finished film.