 The following year, Dunaway accepted a supporting role in the thriller "The Temp", as she felt the project had the potential to be a mainstream hit, and was a chance for her to reconnect with a larger audience.The film proved to be a critical and commercial failure.Four weeks before its release, Paramount decided to re-shoot the final scene, much to Dunaway's displeasure, as her character was going to be turned into the murderer.