The Tie That Binds (1995)

John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie. John and Leann are in the process of robbing a house when the two ... See full summary »

Director:

Wesley Strick

Writer:

Michael Auerbach

Stars:

Daryl Hannah, Keith Carradine, Moira Kelly

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daryl Hannah	...	Leann Netherwood
Keith Carradine	...	John Netherwood
Moira Kelly	...	Dana Clifton
Vincent Spano	...	Russell Clifton
Julia Devin	...	Janie
Ray Reinhardt	...	Sam Bennett
Barbara Tarbuck	...	Jean Bennett
Ned Vaughn	...	Officer David Carrey
Kerrie Cullen	...	Female Police Officer
Bob Minor	...	Male Police Officer
George Marshall Ruge	...	Detective Frank Mercer
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Detective #2
Laura Lee	...	Aide
Marquis Nunley	...	Boy Russell
Jenny Gago	...	Maggie Hass

Storyline

John Netherwood and his wife Leann are fugitives who are both wanted for murder. They have a young daughter named Janie. John and Leann are in the process of robbing a house when the two residents of the house show up. John kills the two residents and heads back to the car with Leann - only to discover the police waiting for them. John and Leann get away after a cop shoots John, and Janie is placed up for adoption. Janie is soon adopted by southern California carpenter Russell Clifton and his wife Dana - and what they don't know is that they're in for the fight of their lives. John and Leann are trying to locate Janie and will stop at nothing to find her, even if it means killing whoever is in their way. When John and Leann discover that Janie was adopted by Russell and Dana, they plot to kill Russell and Dana and take Janie, but one thing they don't expect is for Russell and Dana to fight back with all they've got, because Russell and Dana are willing to do whatever it takes to hold ...

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Plot Keywords:

vegetarian

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Taglines:

Another Thriller From The Producers Of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle"!

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong terror/violence, and for language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

A terror gyermeke

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$5,780,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Janie's hands, when she extracts the knife from her pocket

User Reviews

Excellent, until the end!

A good film, well acted with a good storyline - until the end that is! In the final 20 minutes or so, the scriptwriters obviously suspended logical actions of the characters in favour of a more dramatic and visual finale. Too bad, because this would have been an otherwise excellent film. Also, the inclusion of a real version of "Mr. Flip Flop" leading the little girl to the villain was unnecessarily cruel.