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4.9/10   379 votes
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Director:
Salomé Breziner
Writers:
Anton Sanko (writer)
Randall Silvis (novel)
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Release Date:
1 November 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
An unexplained death. An agonizing secret. An irresistible desire. more
Plot:
A former policeman-turned college professor of forensics, is asked by a widow to solve the murder of her unfaithful husband and the disappearance of his mistress who may have been linked to some drug dealers. full summary | add synopsis
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Gripping plot & well rounded characters, let down by weak ending. more

Cast

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Tom Berenger ... Dr. Ernest Dewalt

Valeria Golino ... Elizabeth Laughton

Kari Wuhrer ... Jeri Gillen

Robert Davi ... Trooper Larry Abbott
Richard Edson ... Rodney Gillen

Stephen Lang ... Alex Laughton
Danny Comden ... Craig Fox
Ellen Greene ... Della

Geoffrey Lewis ... Draper Jewett
Trenton McDevitt ... Male Student (as Trent McDevitt)
Sherril M. Turner ... Chadwick
Bo Brinkman ... Trooper Brown
Cameron Glaesner ... Chris

Selden Smith ... Aleta Jewett
Don Tilley ... Clifford Jewett
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug content.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:16 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

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Cast contains the entire band Jump Little Children, in their only onscreen credits. more
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3 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Gripping plot & well rounded characters, let down by weak ending., 13 October 2004
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Author: alitosca from Melbourne, Australia

From the first frame, this film glues you to the screen, with a gripping plot that is full of potential. As we learn more about the victim's wife and the university professor she employs in the role of reluctant detective, we are determined to delve further into the minds of this mysterious woman and the laconic southern gentleman, who is forced to confront his own past demons.

Regrettably, this strong foundation is undermined by the failure of the film to shine any light on the personalities of the victim or his abducted companion - elements that are essential to understanding the fate which overtakes them. And sadly the denouement is glaringly obvious - a limp ending to what should have been a superb thriller.

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