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A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.A lawyer is hired to defend an old college friend accused of murdering her husband.
Anne Alexander-Sieder
- Client #1
- (as Anne Alexander)
Storyline
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- TriviaBurt Lancaster was announced for a role, but illness prevented him from appearing.
- GoofsAt approx 41 min into the film, when Sam Shepard's character is looking up the phone call records from the incident the previous night, the screen clearly says an emergency call was made at 8:45pm. It then cuts to a close up where the time the call was made has changed to 8:48pm.
- Quotes
Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller: This was a setup? That's what this was?
- Alternate versionsDVD from Platinum Disc is heavily censored, removing 14 minutes of footage.
Featured review
The stage curtains open ...
"Defenseless" is typical of early 90's suspense/thriller films which were fairly formulaic with similar piano-tickling soundtracks and plot lines. This movie, starring Barbara Hershey in the lead role, was one of the better ones with solid performances and a story that will keep you invested.
Back in 1991, when this was released, it contained an additional 12 minutes that were crucial to the plot. Today, the DVD release is only 92 minutes as opposed to the original 104 minutes. Unfortunately, there is no way I can recommend you to watch the original version, unless you still have the first VHS copy of the movie and a VCR to watch it on (as I do). There is no uncut version available today on DVD or BluRay. So, if you do watch this movie, keep in mind that you are watching a much watered down version of it, feeling more like a made-for-tv effort, and it won't be that good.
However, if you can see the original uncut version, then I think you would like it - if you are a fan of the suspense/thriller genre of film. The story was credible and the acting good, with a few over-the-top moments from Hershey, but nothing overly distracting or really worth mentioning.
I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it without hesitation. Solid in all areas, a film worth watching and even owning. The uncut/original version that is.
"Defenseless" is typical of early 90's suspense/thriller films which were fairly formulaic with similar piano-tickling soundtracks and plot lines. This movie, starring Barbara Hershey in the lead role, was one of the better ones with solid performances and a story that will keep you invested.
Back in 1991, when this was released, it contained an additional 12 minutes that were crucial to the plot. Today, the DVD release is only 92 minutes as opposed to the original 104 minutes. Unfortunately, there is no way I can recommend you to watch the original version, unless you still have the first VHS copy of the movie and a VCR to watch it on (as I do). There is no uncut version available today on DVD or BluRay. So, if you do watch this movie, keep in mind that you are watching a much watered down version of it, feeling more like a made-for-tv effort, and it won't be that good.
However, if you can see the original uncut version, then I think you would like it - if you are a fan of the suspense/thriller genre of film. The story was credible and the acting good, with a few over-the-top moments from Hershey, but nothing overly distracting or really worth mentioning.
I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it without hesitation. Solid in all areas, a film worth watching and even owning. The uncut/original version that is.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,413,375
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,590,439
- Aug 25, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $6,413,375
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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