Sirens (TV 1999)

A white woman relentlessly seeks justice against two racist policemen who accidentally killed her black ex-husband and had their department cover it up.

Director:

John Sacret Young

Writer:

John Sacret Young

Stars:

Dana Delany, Keith Carradine, Justin Theroux

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dana Delany	...	Sally Rawlings
Keith Carradine	...	Officer Dan Wexler
Justin Theroux	...	Officer David Bontempo
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Vincent Morgan
Brian Dennehy	...	Lt. Denby
Richard Blackburn	...	Sam Conrad
Jonathan Whittaker	...	D.A.
Sabrina Grdevich	...	Sheryl
Julie Khaner	...	Fox Hills
Diego Fuentes	...	Sylvio
Karen Glave	...	Tyus
James Downing	...	Waranaco
Matthew Bennett	...	Roy Dancer
Shannon Barnett	...	Red Headed Girl
Carole Mackereth	...	Virginia

Storyline

Sally Rawling is visiting her ex-husband Edward Morgan, a black man. While in his car they begin to make out, when a police car comes, they mistakenly assume that he is raping her so they act, an altercation ensues with Edward being killed. Sally tries to do what she can to bring the man who killed Edward, Officer Wexler to justice but it's her word against his and his partner. So, she does what she can.

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Plot Keywords:

police brutality

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, language and some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Illégitime défense

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television Productions, Showtime Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

User Reviews

way below average

I decided to watch this partly because of Dana Delaney and partly because the basic idea seemed interesting. It was, however, a mistake.

The movie got very bad towards the end, as the characters and their behaviour became more and more unrealistic and unbelievable. I can't get over the thought that people who made this movie actually may think that these characters would be interesting and/or thought-provoking or anything else that movie characters are supposed to be. The plot was quite weak as well, but the character development was by far the worst I've seen in a long time. It was a bit painful to see ms Delaney in such a poor film, as I've liked all her previous work very much.