Judicial Indiscretion (TV 2007)

When Monica Barrett is nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States, she falls prey to a charming psychopath and a web of political intrigue.

Director:

George Mendeluk

Writer:

George Mendeluk

Stars:

Anne Archer, Michael Shanks, Erin Karpluk

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Archer	...	Monica Barrett
Michael Shanks	...	Jack Sullivan
Erin Karpluk	...	Jennifer
Anna Hagan	...	Victoria
Matthew Harrison	...	Martin Murphy
Tracy Waterhouse	...	Detrick
William B. Davis	...	Senator Garland Wolf
Mylène Dinh-Robic	...	Annie (as Mylene Dinh-Robic)
Angelique Naude	...	Sales Clerk
Nelson Wong	...	Manager
Nimet Kanji	...	Dr. Rajid
Brent Chapman	...	Tom
Peter Bryant	...	Attorney
Ted Friend	...	Newscaster
Dee Jay Jackson	...	Jackson

Storyline

Monica Barrett (played by Anne Archer) is a widow and a respected judge with a daughter in her late twenties. After she is nominated to the United States Supreme Court she meets Jack Sullivan (Michael Shanks), a charismatic Irishman who claims to be an up and coming writer. The truth is far different, and more frightening. A criminal and psychopath, Jack turns Monica's much-needed holiday into a nightmare. Monica must make a tough choice - to keep the incident a secret, or to risk making it public - and must determine whether Jack's actions are the random act of a psychopath or just part of a much larger political agenda.

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Plot Keywords:

blackmail | supreme court nominee | spiked drink | female judge | mother daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dikastiki diaploki

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Insight Film Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Filmed in Canada but set in the United States, Monica Barrett and her neighbor are seen picking up their mail at a distinctly red Canada Post Super Mailbox.

User Reviews

An attractive widow and powerful judge falls victim to a handsome psychopath and political intrigue.

Anne Archer is one of the premier actresses of our time having co starred in the classic movie "Fatal Atrraction" for which she received an Acamdey Award nomination. She has also costarred with such talented male stars as Harrison Ford, Micahel Douglas and Gene Hackman. In "Judicial Indescretion" Anne has an accomplished actor Michael Shanks co-starring, who, with the right opportunities, will emerge as a talent to be reckoned with. And it's great to see that Anne has not lost any of her talent, acting abilities nor beauty as she delivers a virtuoso performance. The film is intelligent, riveting at times and socially relevant. Ms Archer is never strident, when lesser actors would be, and always credible with her understated and haunting performance. However, she emerges at the end, not a victim, but a woman empowered. It's too bad that we can't have women of her character in office. Or is that also the message of this subtly directed film?