Eye for an Eye (1996)

After her daughter Julie is brutally raped and murdered, Karen McCann is turned down by the LAPD after she requests they keep suspect Robert Doob in jail for good instead of paroling him. ... See full summary »

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writers:

Erika Holzer (novel), Amanda Silver (screenplay),

Stars:

Sally Field, Ed Harris, Olivia Burnette

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sally Field	...	Karen McCann
Ed Harris	...	Mack McCann
Olivia Burnette	...	Julie McCann
Alexandra Kyle	...	Megan McCann
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Robert Doob
Joe Mantegna	...	Det. Sgt. Denillo
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Dolly Green
Darrell Larson	...	Peter Green
Charlayne Woodard	...	Angel Kosinsky
Philip Baker Hall	...	Sidney Hughes
Keith David	...	Martin
Wanda Acuna	...	Hispanic Housewife
Geoffrey Rivas	...	Hispanic Housewife's Husband
Armin Shimerman	...	Judge Arthur Younger
Natalija Nogulich	...	Susan Juke (as Natalia Nogulich)

Storyline

After her daughter Julie is brutally raped and murdered, Karen McCann is turned down by the LAPD after she requests they keep suspect Robert Doob in jail for good instead of paroling him. Nevertheless, the LAPD and the courts do decide to parole him and Karen turns to a group of hit man trainers for help. They teach her how to manage a gun, etc. Eventually, Karen's husband, Mack, finds out and tries to stop her. Karen backs off. Robert Doob tracks Karen down at the McCaan home and breaks in, hoping to kill her.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | support group | murder | murderer | california | 

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Taglines:

What do you do when justice fails?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and disturbing violence which includes rape

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish Korean

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ojo por ojo

Filming Locations:

749 E. Temple Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$53,146,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Karen follows Robert making his grocery delivery, a man is seen in a telephone booth not speaking in English. This man is playfully swearing in Korean on the phone.

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Goofs

In the scene right before Karen screams about the pillow being washed, the little girl and her father are sitting at the table eating breakfast. The little girl tells her father that she doesn't like bananas. You can clearly tell that the little girl messed up and said something else causing her to laugh and break out of character.

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Quotes

Megan McCann: Look mom! That's my friend from the playhouse!

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Connections

Features Muppet Babies (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Brandy"
By Sol Kaplan

User Reviews

Telling it like it is...

...seems to have enraged some viewers of this film. The bad guy is really bad. Guess what, they're like that in the real world too. There are plenty of bad guys out there who have no redeeming qualities and do laugh at the system, assuming it will never be able to really punish them. I found this movie very believable and thought the acting was terrific and the climax very satisfying. It was nice to see something come out of Hollywood that wasn't skewed in perspective by the left coast that produced it. Anybody who thinks Robert Doob as a character is too one-dimensional to be believable has never met a violent criminal in the flesh.