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Raising Cain
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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   4,751 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Brian De Palma (written by)
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Release Date:
7 August 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
De Mented, De Ranged, De Ceptive, De Palma more
Plot:
Jenny Nix, wife of eminent child psychologist Carter Nix, becomes increasingly concerned about her husband's... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
*** 1/2 out of **** more (61 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Lithgow ... Carter / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo

Lolita Davidovich ... Jenny

Steven Bauer ... Jack Dante
Frances Sternhagen ... Dr. Lynn Waldheim

Gregg Henry ... Lt. Terri

Tom Bower ... Sgt. Cully
Mel Harris ... Sarah
Teri Austin ... Karen
Gabrielle Carteris ... Nan
Barton Heyman ... Mack
Amanda Pombo ... Amy
Kathleen Callan ... Emma
Ed Hooks ... Coroner
Jim Johnson ... Night clerk

Karen Kahn ... Saleslady
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, language and terror violence.
Runtime:
91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The long take as Dr. Waldheim, Lt. Terri and Sgt. Cully walk thorough police headquarters when the Dr. keeps wanting to take the wrong hallway, goes down two sets of stairs and takes the elevator down to the basement morgue lasts 4 minutes 14 seconds. more
Quotes:
Carter: Hickory dickory dock. Cain has picked his lock. more
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Soundtrack:
Morning (from 'Peer Gynt') more

FAQ

Why are the same license plates on the car that Carter submerges and on Jack's rental car?
What parts of his personality do Carter's multiples protect?
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12 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
*** 1/2 out of ****, 1 December 2002
7/10
Author: kyle_c from United States

De Palma's tongue-in-cheek twist on his own thriller formula works mainly as an inside joke for his fans - if you're looking for a standard formulaic suspense thriller, watch something else. Lithgow puts on a show with several superbly over-the-top performances. Some parts are scary, some suspenseful, and some hilarious, although they all have the mark of a virtuoso filmmaker - and they succeed because he doesn't take them seriously for a second. For De Palma fans, they don't get any more entertaining than this. However, non-fans might not get it.

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