Jagged Edge (1985)

San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Marquand

Writer:

Joe Eszterhas

Stars:

Maria Mayenzet, Peter Coyote, Jeff Bridges

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maria Mayenzet	...	Page Forrester
Peter Coyote	...	Thomas Krasny
Dave Austin	...	Policeman
Richard Partlow	...	Policeman
Lance Henriksen	...	Frank Martin
William Allen Young	...	Greg Arnold
Ben Hammer	...	Dr. Goldman
Jeff Bridges	...	Jack Forrester
James Karen	...	Andrew Hardesty
Sanford Jensen	...	Scott Talbot
Woody Eney	...	Austin Lofton
Al Ruscio	...	Carl Siegal
Sharon Hanian	...	Assistant D.A.
Sarah Cunningham	...	First Judge
Glenn Close	...	Teddy Barnes

Storyline

San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | murder | heiress | love | beach house | 

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Taglines:

There are two sides of this mystery. Murder...And Passion.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Al filo de la sospecha

Filming Locations:

1761 Potrero Road, Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$40,500,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi IV Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The typewriter is the exact same one Joe Eszterhas used to type up the script of the film.

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Goofs

Sam comes into Teddy's house and asks, "Why are you sitting in the dark?" Teddy is then revealed to be sitting on the floor, almost directly beneath two burning light bulbs.

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Quotes

Thomas Krasny: The guy had a rap sheet as long as my dick.

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Connections

Referenced in In the Cold of the Night (1990)

User Reviews

Tense, entertaining and very well acted!

A very entertaining and much-copied courtroom thriller, classily directed by the man who made Return of the Jedi a couple of years before, and given added punch by a fine, quotable script which is guaranteed to keep you in suspense right until the end. Jeff Bridges gives another great performance as the prime suspect in a murder investigation, the victim being his rich wife. All evidence points to Bridges, but his lawyer (Glenn Close, very good) is not so sure, and her initial reluctance of re-entering the world of criminal defence turns out to be a justified fear as she finds herself falling for her client and becoming unsure of whether he is genuinely guilty or not. Despite being imitated a million times since, this remains a snappily made, very well acted (there's also fine support from Peter Coyote as the case prosecutor and Robert Loggia as a foul-mouthed investigator) and often tense film.