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15 September 1996 (USA)
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Lawyer Paul Madriani becomes embroiled in his most baffling case at a most difficult time. His wife Nikki has died of cancer...
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Top Ratings Are At Eye Level
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 11 August 1999)
CBS Wins ... While It Loses
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 August 1999)
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CBS Wins ... While It Loses
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Short and Sweet... : )
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Brian Dennehy | ... | Paul Madriani | |
| Patricia Richardson | ... | Laurel Vega | |
| Jean Smart | ... | Dana Colby | |
| Alan Rosenberg | ... | Harry Hines | |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | Clem | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Jack Vega | |
| Eric Michael Cole | ... | Danny Vega | |
| Allison Mackie | ... | Melanie Vega | |
| Doren Fein | ... | Sarah Madriani | |
| Rosemary Dunsmore | ... | Carla Morgan | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Falconer Abraham | ... | Security Guard | |
| Michael Anderson Jr. | ... | Funeral Priest | |
| Yank Azman | ... | Jack's Lawyer | |
| Brenda Bazinet | ... | Nicole Madriani | |
| Zachary Bennett | ... | Teenage Gang Leader | |
| John Boylan | ... | Postal Worker | |
| David Calderisi | ... | Coroner | |
| Roger Dominique | ... | Fitness Guy | |
| James Downing | ... | Uniformed Cop | |
| Jayne Eastwood | ... | Mrs. Miller | |
| Victor Ertmanis | ... | Colin Demming | |
| Ancile Gloudon | ... | Jamaica Priest | |
| Donna Goodhand | ... | Kathy Merlow | |
| Linda Goranson | ... | Elevator Passenger | |
| Barbara Gordon | ... | Custody Judge | |
| Paul Gordon | ... | Maitre D' | |
| Nicky Guadagni | ... | Postal Supervisor | |
| Kevin Hare | ... | 1st Cop | |
| Heidi Hatashita | ... | Clerk | |
| Meg Hogarth | ... | Grace | |
| Peter Krantz | ... | Fred Travis | |
| Peter Langley | ... | Fire Captain | |
| Karen LeBlanc | ... | Aisha | |
| Gord Martineau | ... | Newsman | |
| Kari Matchett | ... | Marcie Reed | |
| Wayne McNamara | ... | Court Technician | |
| Tom Melissis | ... | Lawyer | |
| Frank Moore | ... | Mail Carrier | |
| Tedde Moore | ... | Corrections Officer | |
| Panou | ... | Rescue Worker (as Panou Mowling) | |
| Arnold Pinnock | ... | Paramedic | |
| Laura Press | ... | Jenny Lang | |
| James Purcell | ... | Detective Jimmy Lama | |
| Claire Rankin | ... | Cindy | |
| Michael Ricupero | ... | George Merlow | |
| Ken Ryan | ... | Male Reporter | |
| Alwyn Scott | ... | Jamaican FBI Man | |
| Anthony Sherwood | ... | Charles Franklin | |
| Marc Strange | ... | Judge | |
| Ola Sturik | ... | Female Reporter | |
| Catherine Swing | ... | Television Announcer | |
| Tim Weber | ... | Commentator | |
| Scott Wickware | ... | Fireman | |
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Steve Martini's Undue Influence (USA) (alternative title)
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Okay, since at this time there are only 2 reviews of this film and because of the specific nature of this film I felt that I really should leave a brief comment.
First off, for what it's worth, to the fellow who is all worked up about Jean Smart... Yeah, she looks okay... HUGE breasts, scrawny legs, so you call it... : ) Personally I kind of liked Patricia Richardson better. Cuter, less gamy (Yes, I think I could tell she had had work done; it looked pretty tight around the eyes...) None the less, cute in a kind of perky almost Tom boyish kind of way.
Anyway, sorry about that... Back to the film. All right, let me state right off (well, ALMOST right off) that within the first 30 minutes or so the acting and direction were SO friggin' poor that I took the discs out of my player and threw them in the trash cursing all the while. Because up till NOW I had yet to see any film with Brian Dennehy in it that I didn't like, especially the many where he has played either a cop or a lawyer. Lame, Lame, Lame... However, after I settled down a little and did a BIT more reading here on IMDb I thought, okay the damn thing is 240 minutes long, of COURSE there's gonna be LOTS of padding at the beginning and I was curious as to what was really going on.
So, I steeled myself, took the discs BACK out of the trash and cleaned them off and continued with the movie (BTW, I stopped when Brian Dennehy was meeting the dubiously lovely Ms. Smart in the fancy restaurant (GEEZ, the dialogue and delivery were getting SO damn clichéd I just couldn't take it any more) But, I tried to ignore the amateurish direction, which I feel was the main culprit and just see how the plot was gonna develop.
Okay (I guess this really ISN'T very 'Short & Sweet' after all, is it : ) Here is the Bottom Line:
1. You have to endure the first 30-45 minutes at least due to LAME direction, some amateurish acting and padded script.
2. BUT, and it's a BIG BUT like Mariah Carey's, IF you can hold out until the LAST 30-45 minutes THEN the story itself actually does indeed get fairly involving and there are a couple of decent twists.
So, that's about it; still quite sub-par overall for a film with Brian Dennehy and in my opinion probably the poorest one out of all of his. The STORY was not bad, it is just the WAY it was told could have been a LOT better...