Eye for an Eye (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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...

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Group | Murder | Cell Phone | Birthday

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18

2:00 AM

MAX

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for language and disturbing violence which includes rape.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #33987) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

In the book, Karen's last name is Neuman instead of McCann

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.

Quotes:

Karen McCann: And you can't catch him! You can't punish him! You can't protect anyone else! You're completely USELESS!

Movie Connections:

Features "Star Trek: Arena (#1.18)" (1967)

Soundtrack:

Concerto In G Minor For Violin And Oboe

Sally reigns as the "Queen of Intense!" Excellent, gripping, moving

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!