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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   2,152 votes
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Director:
Herbert Ross
Writer (WGA):
Kevin Wade (written by)
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Release Date:
15 March 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Lies. Deceit. Betrayal. It's What Friendship Is All About. more
Plot:
Best friends from law school to election night, their friendship is sorely tested when one learns of another's betrayal. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
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User Comments:
A tight, well-written drama more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Cusack ... Peter Burton

James Spader ... Tim Gerrity
Imogen Stubbs ... Diana Stiles

Mandy Patinkin ... John Palmeri

Richard Widmark ... Sen. James Stiles
Dina Merrill ... Joan Stiles
Philip Bosco ... Sen. Frank Steubens
Paul Guilfoyle ... John Laury
Brad Sullivan ... FBI Agent Abernathy
Russell Dennis Baker ... Todd

Don McManus ... Doug Stubblefield
Karen Jablons-Alexander ... Store Clerk
Wendee Pratt ... Janine

Rende Rae Norman ... Fanne

Frank Hoyt Taylor ... Sen. Lockerby
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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Annapolis, Maryland, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Richard Widmark's last film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the parking garage scene, Peter recognizes the car of a senator from Kentucky by the license plate on the front of his car. Kentucky did not issue front plates at any time in the 1980's or 1990's. more
Quotes:
Peter Burton: They say great men are embraced by thousands of strangers. I wanna be great. more
Movie Connections:
Features Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962) (TV) more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
A tight, well-written drama, 4 January 2004
10/10
Author: Steve R. Hastings (steve@hastings.org) from Kirkland, Washington, USA

True Colors is an intelligently plotted drama that never insults your intelligence. John Cusack is excellent as Peter Burton, a man with an amazing knack to manipulate people. James Spader is also excellent as Tim Gerrity, who becomes Burton's best friend. Not a moment of this movie is wasted, nor a single line of dialog. We see Burton advance his political career by hook and by crook. We see Gerrity's idealism tested. And we see how Burton's choices cost him in the end.

The plot would not work if Cusack weren't so convincing. His Burton is so good at talking people into things, he can even talk himself into doing things he knows are wrong, dangerous, or both. While Cusack is at the center, all of the performances are solid; at no point did I focus on the acting instead of the story. The movie grabbed my attention and didn't let go.

I give this drama my highest recommendation.

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