What are the key story phases in Natural Enemy?

The story of Natural Enemy progresses through these phases: The Desperate Hire, The Infiltration, The Unraveling, The Final Demise.

How does Natural Enemy end?

In the final act ("The Final Demise"): Jeremy's sabotage accelerates the collapse of both Ted's business and family, leading to total ruin.

Natural Enemy (1996) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Natural Enemy
Genre: crime, drama, horror
Released: 1996
Rating: 4.8

Plot Analysis Summary

A desperate stockbroker hires a promising young employee who secretly plots to destroy his business and family.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Desperate Hire

The Infiltration

The Unraveling

The Final Demise

A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn't realize is that his new partner is the son of his second wife, adopted into an abusive family at birth and now a raving psychopath out to murder his natural mother for whom he blames the miseries of his lifetime.

Directed by

Douglas Jackson

Key Cast

Donald Sutherland — Ted Robards
William McNamara — Jeremy Harper
Lesley Ann Warren — Sandy Robats
Joe Pantoliano — Stuart
Tia Carrere — Christina

Rating: 4.8/10 (18 votes)