Faye Dunaway herself up to her estranged father and a lover. I understood that dilemma well, the conflict between ambition and love, the fear of trusting someone else with your love." The film was a modest success but Dunaway received good notices for her performance. In his review of the film, Roger Ebert noted how she had never topped the work she did in "Bonnie and Clyde", and said that her career had been "rather absentminded" ever since. He praised her performance in "Oklahoma Crude", saying that she played the role with "a great deal of style", while adding, "Perhaps she has
The Temp (film) the writer intended. But I still had a good time on it, and it was great to work with Faye Dunaway. The film was released on February 12, 1993 in 1,438 theatres, and grossed $2.8 million during its opening weekend. It was considered a box office bomb, finishing with $6.4 million domestically, under its $15 million budget. "The Temp" received negative reviews from critics. It holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Faye Dunaway won the Razzie Award