As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.
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Alan J. Pakula
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Harrison Ford | ... | Rusty Sabich | |
| Brian Dennehy | ... | Raymond Horgan | |
| Raul Julia | ... | Sandy Stern | |
| Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Barbara Sabich | |
| Paul Winfield | ... | Judge Larren Lyttle | |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Carolyn Polhemus | |
| John Spencer | ... | Detective Dan Lipranzer | |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | Tommy Molto | |
| Tom Mardirosian | ... | Nico Della Guardia | |
| Anna Maria Horsford | ... | Eugenia | |
| Sab Shimono | ... | 'Painless' Kumagai | |
| Bradley Whitford | ... | Jamie Kemp | |
| Christine Estabrook | ... | Lydia 'Mac' MacDougall | |
| Michael Tolan | ... | Mr. Polhemus | |
| Madison Arnold | ... | Sergeant Lionel Kenneally | |
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Rozat Sabich - Rusty to most that know him, even in formal circumstances - is the Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Kindle County, Illinois. His wife, Barbara Sabich, has been struggling with focus on completing her Ph.D. dissertation in Mathemetics - a thus far ten year process - she who nonetheless is applying for a college teaching position. They are generally in a loving, supportive marriage, Barbara who seems to have gotten over Rusty's infidelity with his colleague Carolyn Polhemus, an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Carolyn is ambitious, she who, in part, used Rusty to try and climb up the ladder. Barbara will still throw the issue of Carolyn in his face whenever there are problems between the two. Rusty and Carolyn's affair is unknown to others in their personal and professional circles. Rusty is handed the most personal case of his career when his boss and mentor, Chief Prosecuting Attorney Raymond Horgan, assigns him the case to discover who killed Carolyn, her dead body... Written by Huggo
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adultery | neo noir | woman murders a woman | murderess | 5th amendment |Taglines:
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27 July 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$11,718,981, 29 July 1990Gross USA:
$86,303,188Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$221,303,188Company Credits
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Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?
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Music by Shamus O'Connor
Original Lyrics by John J. Stamford
American Version Lyrics by Red Latham, Walter Carlson (as Wamp Carlson) and Guy Bonham
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Harrison Ford's hair was cut in such a way to make him look "wimpier" than his previous brave leading man roles. See more »Goofs
When Rusty is walking out of the court after the trial he is besieged by reporters. One of the reporters is holding up a portable tape recorder but there is no tape in it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Rusty Sabich: [voiceover] I'm a prosecutor. I'm part of the business of accusing, judging and punishing. I explore the evidence of a crime and determine who is charged, who is brought to this room to be tried before his peers. I present my evidence to the jury and they deliberate upon it. They must determine what really happened. If they cannot, we will not know whether the accused deserves to be freed or should be punished. If they cannot find the truth, what is our hope of justice?
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Alternate Versions
The UK cinema version was cut by 10 secs for a 15 certificate to remove the lines "He was trying to fuck her to death" and "Paying to suck his cock in a public place". Video releases were upgraded to an 18 though the prints used were the same as the cut cinema version. See more »Soundtracks
MacNamara's BandMusic by Shamus O'Connor
Original Lyrics by John J. Stamford
American Version Lyrics by Red Latham, Walter Carlson (as Wamp Carlson) and Guy Bonham
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The lead investigator (Harrison Ford) on a murder case becomes the prime suspect after it is revealed that he was having an affair with her. With fingerprints and DNA everywhere, can he convince them of his innocence? Besides Harrison Ford, we have Raul Julia playing a role other than Gomez Addams, which is nice to see. There is also the medical examiner, who is hilarious, by far my favorite character in the movie.
Not director Alan Pakula's best work by far, though he does well by covering the ground he covered in "All the President's Men" by mixing crime and politics. This is always an intriguing mix, especially when executed by a capable director, writer and cast. This film has such things, and is therefore a worthy film, and enjoyable.
I found the flashbacks to be annoying more than anything. I understand they were important to make the connection between the victim and the accused, but she was presented as if she was a gorgeous catch, but was rather hideous and manipulative. Her alleged liaisons with important men does not make her a victim that gets much sympathy from me.