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Eye for an Eye (1996) -- A beloved children's eye doctor is brutally murdered in Tucson. The crime revealed a shocking web of sex, drugs and revenge. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Eye for an Eye (1996) -- A beloved children's eye doctor is brutally murdered in Tucson. The crime revealed a shocking web of sex, drugs and revenge. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Eye for an Eye (1996) -- A beloved children's eye doctor is brutally murdered in Tucson. The crime revealed a shocking web of sex, drugs and revenge. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Eye for an Eye (1996) -- beloved children's eye doctor is brutally murdered in Tucson. The crime revealed a shocking web of sex, drugs and revenge. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Overview

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Director:
John Schlesinger
Writers (WGA):
Erika Holzer (novel)
Amanda Silver (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 January 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
What do you do when justice fails?
Plot:
After her daughter Julie is brutally raped and murdered, Karen McCann is turned down by the LAPD after... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Sally reigns as the "Queen of Intense!" Excellent, gripping, moving more (58 total)
US TV Schedule:
Wed. Nov. 182:00 AMMAX   

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
Natalia Nogulich ... Susan Juke
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and disturbing violence which includes rape.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
In the book, Karen's last name is Neuman instead of McCann more
Goofs:
Continuity: Towards the end of the movie, after Karen has shot Robert Doob and the police are there, her husband enters the house and sees Robert Doob, dead on the floor being zipped in a black body bag with a white sheet over him. A few seconds later, you see Karen and her husband sitting on the couch, consoling each other and in the background a body is being wheeled out on a stretcher with only a white sheet draped over it. more
Quotes:
Karen McCann: And you can't catch him! You can't punish him! You can't protect anyone else! You're completely USELESS! more
Movie Connections:
Features "Star Trek: Arena (#1.18)" (1967) more
Soundtrack:
Concerto In G Minor For Violin And Oboe more

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What is the song playing in the background of Robert Doob's apartment?
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Sally reigns as the "Queen of Intense!" Excellent, gripping, moving, 12 June 2005
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Author: sharonawit55 from United States

If you like Sally Field, you'll love this movie because she does what Sally does best . . . intense drama! I think she should have won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Karen, the horrified, devastated, angry, Mom/wife whose beautiful teen-age daughter was brutally raped & murdered by a wacko delivering groceries! She was every bit as good as she was in "Norma Rae" and "Places in the Heart"! Some say the movie was not realistic . . obviously you've never been poor or lived in bad neighborhoods, because this kind of stuff happens everyday! The way the justice system works was very realistic also. Gee, let me throw out the name O.J. Simpson! . . I rest my case! Granted the movie was very graphic but so is violent crime in real life! It was very realistic! I cried and grieved (having lost a loved one to violent crime myself) and was angry and revengeful right along with her. I wanted to reach thru the screen and strangle Robert Doob (Kiefer Sutherland, who should of won a best supporting actor award) the cocky, cold, malicious killer, who had no respect for human life and thought he was above the law! I hated him! And I would have done exactly what Sally Fields did if that was my only recourse get justice done! He was clever but she outsmarted him at his own game and did it within the law! This movie was so moving, I was an emotional wreck at the end just like Sally was! I thought the whole cast did a very good job and that the movie was underrated because of it's content. Not everyone wants to watch something so intense. After a hard day at work, I prefer to sit down to something lighthearted like comedy but this one was just to good to pass up!

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