Hexed is a 1993 American black comedy film starring Arye Gross, Claudia Christian, Adrienne Shelly, and R. Lee Ermey, and written and directed by Alan Spencer. The film centers on a nebbish hotel clerk who is also a pathological liar that falls in love with a supermodel, unaware that she is a psychotic murderess and escaped mental patient. The movie was filmed in Dallas and Fort Worth. Plot A socially awkward clerk, who is also a pathological liar, attempts to fulfill a fantasy with a supermodel who happens to be visiting the hotel in which he works, unaware that she is also a pathological liar and a psychotic murderer. Cast Arye Gross as Matthew "Matt" Welsh Claudia Christian as Helen "Hexina" Spears Adrienne Shelly as Gloria O'Connor R. Lee Ermey as Det. Ferguson Ray Baker as Victor Thummell Michael E. Knight as Simon Littlefield Robin Curtis as Rebecca Norman Fell as Herschel Levine Development Sony Entertainment made an overall deal with Alan Spencer in 1991 with an emphasis on television, but Spencer wanted to try his hand at features. As part of the deal, Sony acquired a screenplay penned by Spencer from Weintraub Entertainment Group entitled Shattered Nerves. Spencer was attached to direct. Reception Not included in this score are original positive reviews or revised opinions from a subsequent DVD release. Marketed as a parody, Hexed drew harsh reviews, but also occasional positive notices. Owen Glieberman of Entertainment Weekly gave it a grade D-., but Jeff Mennel in the Hollywood Reporter wrote: "’Hexed’ is a little bit ‘Airplane’ and a touch of ‘High Anxiety,’ but it's all Alan Spencer. Spencer has concocted a fun, offbeat, uneven murder comedy that is stop-and-go in its delivery... ‘Hexed’ certainly has its share of narrative flaws, but they're worth putting up with for the wealth of laughter." Movie Guide said, "HEXED is an occasionally funny parody of erotic thrillers (BASIC INSTINCT, 9 1/2 WEEKS & FATAL ATTRACTION) that goes too far." References External links 1993 films 1990s English-language films 1990s sex comedy films 1990s parody films 1990s erotic thriller films American satirical films American comedy thriller films American black comedy films American sex comedy films American erotic thriller films American independent films Columbia Pictures films 1993 independent films 1990s satirical films 1990s American films