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Director:
Jack N. Green
Writer:
Christopher Keller
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Genre:
Thriller | Crime | Drama See more »
Tagline:
Don't play with fire
Plot:
A wife is caught in a web of sex and violence. | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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Sam Elliott ... Detective Lukas Black

Jamie Kennedy ... Albert Straka
Carlton Elizabeth ... Sara Carreni
Michael Cavalieri ... Frank Carreni

Lori Heuring ... Emily

Keith David ... Detective Charles Desett
Bridget Ellen ... Tina

Nick Swardson ... Shaun
Michael Philip ... Jim
Ancorneil ... Mrs. Shay
Karen Bailey ... Marlene
Jonny Van Okur ... Wayne

Ruta Lee ... Antique Store Patron

Robert Harvey ... Detective Tableau
Aaron Zuber ... Psychotic Criminal
Archie Drury ... Walter

Nasser Faris ... Store Keeper (as Al Faris)

Elisa Benini ... Teenage Sarah
Peter Allias ... Sarah's Father
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Directed by
Jack N. Green  (as Jack Green)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Christopher Keller 

Produced by
Michael Cavalieri .... associate producer
David Gebbia .... producer (as The Gebbia Brothers)
Gloria Gebbia .... executive producer
John Gebbia .... executive producer
Richard Gebbia .... producer (as The Gebbia Brothers)
Peter N. Green .... associate producer
Christopher Keller .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Normand Corbeil 
 
Cinematography by
Jack N. Green 
 
Film Editing by
Samuel Craven 
 
Casting by
Steve Brooksbank 
 
Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone 
 
Set Decoration by
Ann Shea 
 
Costume Design by
Alexis Scott 
 
Makeup Department
Martina Kohl .... makeup department head
 
Production Management
Cory R. Konger .... unit production manager
Aaron Zuber .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Hill .... first assistant director
Timothy R. Price .... second assistant director
Paul Schneider .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Scott Bauer .... assistant property master
Tim Fassino .... set dresser
Michael E. Johnson .... set dresser
Charles Kern .... stand-by painter
Talon McKenna .... carpenter
Kimberly Wannop .... art department assistant
Diana Anctil .... production painter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Nicholas R. Allen .... boom operator
Willy Allen .... supervising sound editor
Steven Avila .... assistant sound editor
Trip Brock .... co-supervising sound editor
Michael J. Fox .... adr mixer
Patrick Giraudi .... sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Vandever .... sound re-recording mixer
Jackie Oster .... adr editor (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Ziad Seirafi .... CGI supervisor: titles
Dan Walker .... digial opticals
 
Stunts
Jimmy Romano .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Andrew .... grip
Ryan Green .... camera operator: "a" camera
Frank R. Jimenez Jr. .... gaffer
Tony Rivetti Jr. .... unit still photographer
 
Casting Department
Gregory Douglas .... casting assistant
 
Editorial Department
Laura M. Grody .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Roger Hewett .... orchestrator
 
Transportation Department
Eric Moon .... driver
Michael Perrotti .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Allan Bragg .... stand-in: Sam Elliot
Jimmy Holcomb .... production coordinator
Mark Benton Johnson .... location manager (as Mark B. Johnson)
Jessica Littlefield .... production assistant
Karon May .... script supervisor
David Mendoza .... production assistant
Ryan Stafford .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Seduced: Pretty When You Cry" - USA (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for a strong scene combining sex and violence
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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (cut)
Company:
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9 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
could've called this one "Shot in the Dark", 6 December 2001
Author: 12-string from United States

Schlemiel falls in love with screwed-up junkie slut and gets involved with murder. The story unfolds in flashback. If you can't figure out what part Sam Elliott's character has in all this, you must have gotten an F in Plotting 102. A (very) little bit of NYPD BLUE type nudity for those who care, but this is no erotic thriller by any stretch.

Script is awful (writer is also producer -- it always pays to bring the ball), but performances would probably be OK in a high school play with a lot of bondage sex, cursing, sexual violence, and drug use. (The 12-stringer doesn't object to any of those except when they're handled as poorly as they are here.) Femme lead Carlton Elizabeth looks like a model and tries hard with what there is. It's not her fault that she's styled and shot throughout as if she's badly in need of a) a bath, b) a meal, and c) an implant reset.

Grimy, shot-in-the-dark film may look better on big screen, but I've only seen it on HBO in tv ratio and was reaching for a flashlight by the second reel. Aggressively unappealing characters and who-cares plot torpedo this one quickly. Not likely to be on anyone's resumé this time next year, but a sure bet to run on HBO as often as they carry SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE.

On a scale of 1-10, 1 from the 12-stringer, but I still think there should be a 0 category.

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