Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Richard Crenna | ... | Richard Beck | |
Meredith Baxter | ... | Barbara McKee (as Meredith Baxter Birney) | |
Pat Hingle | ... | Chappy Beck | |
Frances Lee McCain | ... | Caroline Beck | |
Cotter Smith | ... | Lt. Hugo | |
Joanna Kerns | ... | Anita Parrish | |
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Mark Dickison | ... | Eric Gibbs |
Jason Bernard | ... | Sgt. Wally Rydell | |
George Dzundza | ... | Blastig | |
Nicholas Worth | ... | Ray | |
M.C. Gainey | ... | Sonny | |
Stanley Kamel | ... | Dr. Greenberg | |
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James Goodwin Rice | ... | Weatherspoon |
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Jonas Marlowe | ... | Joey |
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Gregory Wagrowski | ... | Bozer |
Cop Beck thinks rape victims "bring it upon themselves" to be raped but has a mind-changing experience when he himself is raped by a couple of white trash felons, one of whom actually says he's going to make him "squeal like pig". Written by Ringo
This bold and thought-provoking TV movie centers on a bigoted and sexist police officer (the late Richard Crenna) who has always believed that rape victims "ask for it", but finds himself re-thinking his belief after he is sexually assaulted himself. This was definitely new territory where TV movies were concerned but it was done with care and taste. Crenna's gutsy performance won him an Emmy Award in a disturbing film that raised quite a few eyebrows. I was impressed with the filming of the actual assault scene. A scene that could have been cheap and exploitative was done with style without compromising the integrity of what was going on in the scene. A serious adult movie experience for those who like a component of challenge in their entertainment.