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Suspect (1987) -- This tension-filled courtroom drama opens with the suicide of a Supreme Court justice. A deaf-mute Vietnam veteran is charged with her murder and Cher, a public defender, is appointed counsel.
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Overview

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6.5/10   3,453 votes
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Director:

Peter Yates

Writer:

Eric Roth (writer)

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Release Date:

23 October 1987 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

No matter the cost, No matter the danger. They will find the truth.

Plot:

A judge commits suicide, and his secretary is found murdered. A homeless deaf-mute man, Carl Anderson is arrested for her murder... more | add synopsis

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(2 articles)

Michael Jackson's Doctor Revealed As Manslaughter Suspect
 (From MTV Music News. 24 July 2009, 6:46 AM, PDT)

Production begins on "A Serious Man"
 (From Movie Jungle. 8 September 2008, 1:19 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Well-done, but not as tense as it should have been. more (33 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cher ... Kathleen Riley

Dennis Quaid ... Eddie Sanger

Liam Neeson ... Carl Wayne Anderson

John Mahoney ... Judge Matthew Bishop Helms

Joe Mantegna ... Charlie Stella
Philip Bosco ... Paul Gray

E. Katherine Kerr ... Grace Comisky

Fred Melamed ... Morty Rosenthal
Lisbeth Bartlett ... Marilyn
Paul D'Amato ... Michael
Bernie McInerney ... Walter
Thomas Barbour ... Justice Lowell
Katie O'Hare ... Elizabeth Quinn

Rosemary Knower ... Justice Lowell's Secretary
Aaron Schwartz ... Forensic Pathologist
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Additional Details

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby


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Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Ms. Riley questions the forensic witness, she turns to walk back to her chair and calls out "Carl". Carl immediately looks toward her even though his character is deaf. more

Quotes:

Kathleen Riley: I spend all of my day with murders and rapists, and what's really crazy, I like them. more

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Referenced in Reflections on Golden Pond (2003) (V) more


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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Well-done, but not as tense as it should have been., 6 September 1999
6/10
Author: gridoon

A reasonably well-done courtroom/mystery thriller, directed and acted with professionalism. However, it lacks the required tension. The library scene, played in total silence, is the only really tense one in the movie. The film is also marred by the abrupt finale.

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