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The Accused

  • 19881988
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  • 1h 51m
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7.1/10
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Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis in The Accused (1988)
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After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
37K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,987
966
  • Director
    • Jonathan Kaplan
  • Writer
    • Tom Topor
  • Stars
    • Kelly McGillis
    • Jodie Foster
    • Bernie Coulson
  • Director
    • Jonathan Kaplan
  • Writer
    • Tom Topor
  • Stars
    • Kelly McGillis
    • Jodie Foster
    • Bernie Coulson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 124User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Kelly McGillis
    Kelly McGillis
    • Kathryn Murphy
    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Sarah Tobias
    Bernie Coulson
    Bernie Coulson
    • Ken Joyce
    Leo Rossi
    Leo Rossi
    • Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
    Ann Hearn
    Ann Hearn
    • Sally Fraser
    Carmen Argenziano
    Carmen Argenziano
    • D.A. Paul Rudolph
    Steve Antin
    Steve Antin
    • Bob Joiner
    Tom O'Brien
    Tom O'Brien
    • Larry
    Peter Van Norden
    Peter Van Norden
    • Attorney Paulsen
    Terry David Mulligan
    Terry David Mulligan
    • Lieutenant Duncan
    Woody Brown
    Woody Brown
    • Danny
    Scott Paulin
    Scott Paulin
    • Attorney Wainwright
    Kim Kondrashoff
    • Kurt
    Stephen E. Miller
    Stephen E. Miller
    • Polito
    Tom Heaton
    Tom Heaton
    • Bartender Jesse
    Andrew Kavadas
    Andrew Kavadas
    • Defendant Matt Haines
    Tom McBeath
    Tom McBeath
    • Defendant Stu Holloway
    Rose Weaver
    Rose Weaver
    • Nurse
    • Director
      • Jonathan Kaplan
    • Writer
      • Tom Topor
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film is based on the experience of Cheryl Araujo, who survived a violent gang rape on March 6, 1983 at Big Dan's Tavern in New Bedford, Massachusetts by six men (four of whom were later convicted). The bar lost its liquor license the next day, and was permanently closed two days later.
    • Goofs
      When Sarah is going through the rape exam, and she is first shown with her face, she does not have abrasions or bruising on her lip or chin. Then when she's laying down for the rest of the exam she has bruising, an abrasion on her lip, and chin.
    • Quotes

      Sarah Tobias: You don't understand how I feel! I'm standing there with my pants down and my crotch hung out for the world to see and three guys are sticking it to me, a bunch of other guys are yelling and clapping and you're standing there telling me that that's the best you can do. Well, if that's the best you could do, then your best sucks! Now, I don't know what you got for selling me out, but I sure as shit hope it was worth it!

    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Talking Love
      By Brad Fiedel & Ross Levinson

      Performed by Vanessa Anderson

    User reviews124

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    6/10
    a serious and troubling study of sexism at its worst
    The shocking true story of a bar room gang rape is lifted from the headlines to become, with dramatic license, a serious and troubling study of sexism at its worst, when the victim herself is accused of 'asking for it'. Jodie Foster offers a courageous performance as the tough but vulnerable Sarah Tobias, whose behavior on the night of the crime was certainly provocative, but as the flashback re-enactment shows all too clearly no amount of provocation could justify such a brutal response. Up until those final scenes the film is a well-crafted but largely conventional topical drama, with lots of predictable bonding between Foster and her conscience stricken attorney Kelly McGillis. But the attack itself, teasingly saved until the final reel, is so graphic and degrading it obliterates the memory of everything that happened earlier. The scene is pure exploitation, but it serves a purpose, putting audiences in the same, ugly position as the cheering onlookers in the bar, who in many ways were even guiltier than the rapists themselves.
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    • Nov 1, 2010

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Reckless Endangerment
    • Filming locations
      • 10190 River Rd, Delta, British Columbia, Canada(Location of The Mill Pub. Was the Sidetrack Pub at the time, burned down in 2010.)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Jaffe-Lansing
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,078,318
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,316,369
      • Oct 16, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,078,318
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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