Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)

A distraught husband kidnaps the judge who freed his wife's killers on insufficient evidence. He gives him seven hours to find evidence that will put them away, or he'll kill his wife.

Director:

Beau Bridges

Writers:

Walter Halsey Davis (story), Walter Halsey Davis (screenplay),

Stars:

Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Julianne Phillips

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beau Bridges	...	John Eden
Ron Leibman	...	David Reardon
Julianne Phillips	...	Lisa Eden
Tiny Ron	...	Ira Martin (as Tiny Ron Taylor)
Al Freeman Jr.	...	Danny Larwin
Reggie Johnson	...	Chino
Glenn-Michael Jones	...	The Doctor 'Doc'
Tony Lee Troy	...	Kiki
Shawn Miller	...	Doowa
Nick Granado	...	Jorges
Albert Ybarra	...	Carlos
Christo Garcia	...	Victor (as Chris Garcia)
John Billingsley	...	Eddie
Johnny 'Sugarbear' Willis	...	Officer Wilton (as Johnny S.B. Willis)
Don Creery	...	John's Cabbie

Storyline

A street gang raids David Reardon's wife and leaves her half-dead. When the gang is brought to court, she still lies down in coma, so judge Eden has to let them go on lack of evidence. Reardon believes it was Eden's fault and takes revenge: he kidnaps Eden's wife and threatens to kill her if he doesn't find proof against the punks in 7 hours. In panic, Eden starts erring around in the night to find a witness.

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Plot Keywords:

judge | coma | street gang | released for lack of evidence | directed by star | 

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Taglines:

It's time is running out.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Las últimas siete horas

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$177,820 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Diamant Production, Trans World Entertainment (TWE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

When i saw this movie oddly enough.....

Oddly enough i saw this movie a few times as I worked at a theatre and well could never afford film school and dreamed of what would never be. oddly enough as i recall now in hindsight MORT ABRAHAMS was in the theatre with me watching the movie. Wish i would have recognized him then. A curious thing but well, a footnote in my past now. the film is a cross between psycho and the REBECCA LYONS version of THE LADY THE TIGER AND THE DOOR and a "on the lamb movie". The film mixes courtroom drama with a race against time as a judge must be judged by the derrainged survivor of a murder spree who lost his wife. The judge must try to save his wife while racing through SEATTLE to find clues and being pursused by vicious street gangs who do not want the truth to come out. A great modest budget movie which features a fine cast including some very talented extras. the film was an independent feature from TRANSWORLD, before they went primarily straight to video. The film sports good directoral and production values. I liked the "dream like" otherworldly sequences which added a human touch to the judge and a artsy feel. The film did more monetarily on video tape after theatrical release. A fine movie relesed in sleeper status with little fan fare or advertisement. Several films did this one the year before in 1987 was THE HIDDEN.