| Acting on Impulse | |
| Director: | Sam Irvin |
| Producer: | Michael Jaffe Mark Benton Johnson David Peters |
| Screenplay: | Mark Pittman Alan Moskowitz |
| Story: | Solomon Weingarten |
| Starring: | C. Thomas Howell Linda Fiorentino Nancy Allen |
| Music: | Daniel Licht-+2 |
| Cinematography: | Dean Lent |
| Editing: | Neil Grieve |
| Studio: | Spectacor Films |
| Distributor: | Showtime Networks Academy Home Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Acting on Impulse is a 1993 American film directed by Sam Irvin and starring Linda Fiorentino, Nancy Allen, and C. Thomas Howell. The film, which is also known under the alternate titles Secret Lives and Eyes of a Stranger, premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 3, 1993[1] before being broadcast by Showtime on July 10, 1993.[2] Adam Ant, Isaac Hayes, Zelda Rubinstein, and Dick Sargent, in his last role, make cameo appearances.[3]
The Kansas City Star called Acting on Impulse "perverse fun",[4] while Entertainment Weekly noted it as an "inevitable goofball thriller" and commenting on the relaxed nature of the sexual tension in the film.[5]