The Rape of Richard Beck (TV 1985)

Cop Beck (Crenna) thinks rape victims "bring it upon themselves" to be raped but has a mind-changing experience when he himself is raped by a couple of white trash felons, one of whom ... See full summary »

Director:

Karen Arthur

Writer:

James G. Hirsch

Stars:

Richard Crenna, Meredith Baxter, Pat Hingle

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Crenna	...	Richard Beck
Meredith Baxter	...	Barbara McKee (as Meredith Baxter Birney)
Pat Hingle	...	Chappy Beck
Frances Lee McCain	...	Caroline Beck
Cotter Smith	...	Lt. Hugo
Joanna Kerns	...	Anita Parrish
Mark Dickison	...	Eric Gibbs
Jason Bernard	...	Sgt. Wally Rydell
George Dzundza	...	Blastig
Nicholas Worth	...	Ray
M.C. Gainey	...	Sonny
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Greenberg
James Goodwin Rice	...	Weatherspoon
Jonas Marlowe	...	Joey
Gregory Wagrowski	...	Bozer

Storyline

Cop Beck (Crenna) thinks rape victims "bring it upon themselves" to be raped but has a mind-changing experience when he himself is raped by a couple of white trash felons, one of whom actually says he's going to make him "squeal like pig".

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Plot Keywords:

rape | male rape | police

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deadly Justice

Filming Locations:

Bill Spiedel's Underground Tour - 608 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Robert Papazian Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Deliverance (1972)

User Reviews

I saw this made-for-TV shocker in my high school health class and it really freaked me out.

I first saw this truly startling mid-80's made-for-TV favorite in health class when I was in 17 in high school. It truly unnerved the hell out of me. The teacher would occasionally stop the film and make all the students discuss what they just saw with utmost seriousness. It's an experience I'll always treasure as a truly special and unique adolescent memory. Richard Crenna deservedly won an Emmy for his exceptionally brave performance. Nicholas Worth and M.C. Gainey are positively terrifying as the two brutish homosexual hooligans who sodomize Crenna. The single most scary moment occurs when Worth holds a knife to Crenna's throat and venomously snarls to Gainey,"You ever go pig-hunting Sonny -- they squeal when ya stab 'em!" Yikes! This was pretty heavy and hard-sitting stuff for me to take at the time. It still upsets me today and rates highly as my second all-time favorite 80's TV movie right after the equally awesome "Fallen Angel."