The Penthouse is a 1989 English-language Thriller movie. Dinah St. Clair is the daughter of a record producer. She leads a charmed life as her father and her live in a high rise penthouse. Enter Joe Dobson, a friend from Dinah's past that has mental problems. Joe's mother killed herself when he was young. Since then, he has been obsessed with death by falling. Joe breaks out of the mental ward he was in to meet Dinah. Unluckily, Dinah does not know about his past, and lets him in. He holds her hostage, while the police and her father try to forge a plan to get her out of this sticky situation. Can Dinah be saved while she tries to save Joe? Written by Pat McCurry. The penthouse stars Robin Givens in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including David Hewlett, Cedric Smith, Donnelly Rhodes, Robert Guillaume, Alex Bruhanski and Dale Wilson. It was released on 5th March 1989.