The Wrong Man (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Jim McBride

Writers (WGA):

Roy Carlson (story)
Michael Thoma (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Thriller

Plot:

US merchant sailor Alex Walker (Kevin Anderson) is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Mexico | Escape | Nudity | Female Nudity

Cast

Rosanna Arquette	...	Missy Mills
Kevin Anderson	...	Alex Walker
John Lithgow	...	Phillip Mills
Jorge Cervera Jr.	...	Captain Diaz
Ernesto Laguardia	...	Detective Ortega
Robert Harper	...	Felix Crawley
Dolores Heredia	...	Rosita
José Escandón	...	Balneario Clerk
Álvaro Carcaño	...	Bus Driver
Ted Swanson	...	First Mate
Paco Morayta	...	Bartender
Gerardo Zepeda	...	Night Clerk
Pedro Altamirano	...	Motorcycle Cop
Anilú Pardo	...	Woman Mourner
Alejandro Bracho	...	Lieutenant

Runtime:

Spain:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Puente Nacional, Veracruz, Mexico

Company:

Beattie/Chesser

Soundtrack:

POCO ROMANTICO

An involving journey down Mexico way.

Made for cable TV, "The Wrong Man" has the setup of a chase movie - Kevin Anderson has to go on the run after a murder he didn't commit - but writer Michael Thoma and director Jim McBride put the emphasis less on the pursuit than on the characters involved, turning it into a road movie with a bit of violence attached. (UK viewers note Anderson playing a character called Alexander Walker - also the name of one of Britain's leading [so I'm told] movie critics.)

The journey through Mexico isn't overflowing with action, but the interplay between Anderson and the couple he hooks up with - Ugly American John Lithgow and Sexy American wife Rosanna Arquette - keeps the attention; interlaced with wit and edge, the acting of all three principals and the refreshingly non-stereotyped Mexican police officers following the trail helps the movie seem like more than it is.

Leisurely paced without being boring, and pretty credible right up to its finale, "The Wrong Man" may not be up there with "Baby, It's You" or "The World According To Garp" in the CVs of Arquette and Lithgow, but it certainly is a long, long way from "Off The Wall" or "Raising Cain." And if all else fails, watch it for Rosanna's topless scenes (the scene in the hotel room makes it a must for Arquette fans, particularly the ones with penises).