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Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   152 votes
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Director:
David Winning
Writers:
Shell Danielson (writer)
Shuki Levy (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 April 1997 (Japan) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
Her needs, his desires, a lethal combination.
Plot:
Tim and Angela Bayer's marriage has had its share of rough spots, but things seem alright for the time being... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Overlong, dumb, absurdly plotted thriller. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Young ... Angela Bayer

Kim Cattrall ... Carla Rainer

Eric McCormack ... Timothy Bayer

William Devane ... Lawrence Kellerman

Diego Wallraff ... Detective Garcia

Stephen Mendel ... Dr. Harold Beeson
Bob Lujan ... Ron Lansing
Mark Acheson ... Burt Ramsey
Rob Daprocida ... Bruno

Michael Cram ... Paramedic
Ernie Prentice ... Old Man
Bethoe Shirkoff ... Old Woman
Donald Adams ... Sam Jorgenson
Terri Lo ... Porn Star #1
J.J. McGowan ... Porn Star #2
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Nach gefährlichen Regeln (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, violence and language.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Canada | Germany | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Alphacine)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Overlong, dumb, absurdly plotted thriller., 12 August 1999
2/10
Author: baker-9 from United States

Sporting a ridiculous plot with unbelievable twists in the last 20 minutes, EXCEPTION TO THE RULE becomes a bore quickly because the protagonist is quite dumb and you can predict what will happen next during the first 3/4 of the film.

Kim Cattrall is stuck with a dumb villainess role, Sean Young phones in her performance (she has so little to do, who can blame her), and William Devane is his usual self. Eric McCormack works waaay too hard at times trying to be intense, and he's not a bundle of leading man charm.

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