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Defenseless (1991) -- A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.

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5.8/10   334 votes
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Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA):

James Hicks (story) and
Jeff Burkhart (story) ...
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Release Date:

23 August 1991 (USA) more

Genre:

Thriller more

Tagline:

Stalked by a madman. Framed by a killer. Terrified by the truth.

Plot:

A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband. full summary | add synopsis

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Barbara Hershey ... Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller

Sam Shepard ... Det. Beutel
Mary Beth Hurt ... Ellie Seldes

J.T. Walsh ... Steven Seldes

Kellie Overbey ... Janna Seldes

Jay O. Sanders ... Bull Dozer

John Kapelos ... Jack Hammer
Sheree North ... Mrs. Bodeck
Randy Brooks ... Monroe
Christopher M. Brown ... Dubbing Theatre Employee
Michael Collins ... Policeman
George P. Wilbur ... Sherman Bodeck

Marabina Jaimes ... T.K.'s Receptionist

John Achorn ... Board Member in Law Firm

Lisa Darr ... Board Member in Law Firm
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Eternal Evil (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R | Australia:M


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DVD version of this film has been cut, 4 July 2007
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Author: smatysia (feldene@comcast.net) from Houston

Not a bad little thriller. Sure, there are some plot holes. But the production values are decent, nothing to complain about with the direction or photography. The cast did a pretty decent job with mediocre material. I rented the DVD and found that some scenes had been cut. One of the previous commentators mentioned a scene that was not in my version. Plus, there were two brief topless scenes by Kelley Overbey that were not in this version. I like gratuitous nudity as much as the next guy, but these cuts hurt the film. One wasn't totally necessary, but definitely falls into the category of character development. The other scene was major plot exposition, and the film suffered badly for its loss. IMDb doesn't have an age for Miss Overbey, and I wonder if she may not have been eighteen at the time. That's the only reason I can think of for cutting this film into incoherence for the DVD release. Too bad.

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