The Penthouse (1989 film)

The Penthouse is a 1989 American-Canadian television film directed by David Greene and starring Robin Givens.^[1][2] It is based on the 1983 novel by Trevor Dudley-Smith.

The Penthouse
Based on	The Penthouse by Trevor Dudley-Smith
Screenplay by	William Wood Frank De Felitta
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Robin Givens
Theme music composer	Peter Manning Robinson
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	David Greene Steve White
Producer	Harold Lee Tichenor
Cinematography	René Verzier
Editor	Parkie L. Singh
Running time	93 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 5, 1989 (1989-03-05)

Plot

The daughter (Robin Givens) of a music mogul (Robert Guillaume) is held hostage in her penthouse by a twisted man (David Hewlett) from her past.

Cast

• Robin Givens as Dinah St. Clair
• David Hewlett as Joe Dobson
• Cedric Smith as Commissioner Warner
• Donnelly Rhodes as Lt. Valeri
• Robert Guillaume as Eugene St. Clair

Reception

Jeff Jarvis of People graded the film an F.^[3]

References

1. Hanauer, Joan (4 March 1989). "'PENTHOUSE' - GIVENS IS NO KNOCKOUT". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
2. Letofsky, Irv (4 March 1989). "TV Reviews : Robin Givens Scores Split Decision in 'Penthouse'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
3. Jarvis, Jeff (6 March 1989). "Picks and Pans Review: The Penthouse". People. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

External links

• The Penthouse at IMDb
• The Penthouse at the TCM Movie Database
• The Penthouse at AllMovie