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Mortal Thoughts

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
8.9K
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Mortal Thoughts (1991)
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Play trailer0:31
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  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Two detectives interrogate a hairdresser on two homicides she may or may not have been involved in.Two detectives interrogate a hairdresser on two homicides she may or may not have been involved in.Two detectives interrogate a hairdresser on two homicides she may or may not have been involved in.
IMDb RATING
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8.9K
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  • Director
    • Alan Rudolph
  • Writers
    • William Reilly
    • Claude Kerven
    • William Shakespeare(title)
  • Stars
    • Demi Moore
    • Glenne Headly
    • Bruce Willis
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alan Rudolph
  • Writers
    • William Reilly
    • Claude Kerven
    • William Shakespeare(title)
  • Stars
    • Demi Moore
    • Glenne Headly
    • Bruce Willis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Mortal Thoughts
    Trailer 0:31
    Mortal Thoughts

    Photos32

    Demi Moore and Glenne Headly in Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Demi Moore in Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Bruce Willis and Glenne Headly in Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Demi Moore and Glenne Headly in Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Demi Moore and Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts (1991)
    Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, and Glenne Headly in Mortal Thoughts (1991)
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    Mortal Thoughts (1991)

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    Demi Moore
    Demi Moore
    • Cynthia Kelloggas Cynthia Kellogg
    Glenne Headly
    Glenne Headly
    • Joyce Urbanskias Joyce Urbanski
    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • James Urbanskias James Urbanski
    John Pankow
    John Pankow
    • Arthur Kelloggas Arthur Kellogg
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Det. John Woodsas Det. John Woods
    Billie Neal
    • Linda Nealonas Linda Nealon
    Frank Vincent
    Frank Vincent
    • Dominic Marinoas Dominic Marino
    Karen Shallo
    • Gloria Urbanskias Gloria Urbanski
    Crystal Field
    Crystal Field
    • Jeanette Marinoas Jeanette Marino
    Marianne Leone
    Marianne Leone
    • Aunt Ritaas Aunt Rita
    • (as Maryanne Leone)
    Marc Baron
    Marc Baron
    • Usheras Usher
    • (as Marc Tantillo)
    Doris McCarthy
    Doris McCarthy
    • Pat (Cynthia's Mother)as Pat (Cynthia's Mother)
    Christopher Scotellaro
    • Joey Urbanskias Joey Urbanski
    Ron J. Amodea
    • Band Leaderas Band Leader
    Leonid Merzon
    • Yurias Yuri
    Kelly Cinnante
    • Cookieas Cookie
    Christopher Peacock
    • Irish Kid #2as Irish Kid #2
    Bruce Smolanoff
    Bruce Smolanoff
    • Irish Kid #3as Irish Kid #3
    • Director
      • Alan Rudolph
    • Writers
      • William Reilly
      • Claude Kerven
      • William Shakespeare(title) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The James Urbanski role was only a tiny part in the film until Bruce Willis agreed to do the film.
    • Goofs
      While Cynthia and Arthur are alone in the house arguing about the murder, you can briefly see a person in a white t-shirt (not a character in the movie) sitting to the left in the dark in the room behind Arthur.
    • Quotes

      James: You take a pencil, a piece of paper, S-U-G-E-R, this is what we need.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Mortal Thoughts/Impromptu/Out for Justice/Journey of Hope (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Just the Way You Are
      Written by Billy Joel

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Very Ordinary Suspects
    Bryan Singer's 'The Usual Suspects' was itself a rather unusual thriller: almost the entire plot consisted of a criminal suspect telling the police a lie. By literally representing the character's words in images, the film exploited the trust that any movie-watcher has to put in what they see; the very concept of cinema only works if the audience can believe their own eyes, so it's a somewhat underhand trick to take advantage of this. But 'The Usual Suspects' nonetheless worked as a film, for three reasons. Firstly, the lie was extraordinarily entertaining in itself. Secondly, it's essentially falsity was brilliantly revealed. And thirdly, this revelation forced the viewer to reconsider everything they had seen in the film. If all movies were like this, cinema would die, but as an isolated film, it definitely made the grade.

    Alan Rudolph's curiously named 'Mortal Thoughts' (surely "morbid thoughts" are actually what feature in this film) is a kind of precursor to 'The Usual Susepcts', but less acclaimed, and with good reason. The basic tale is less interesting than in the later film; there's no cleverness in the revelation, and the actual truth does not anyway fundamentally change one's opinion of the characters. The film doesn't even try and fool the audience: Harvey Keitel's policeman tells the witness throughout that he doesn't believe what she is saying, and once you accept that the woman may be lying, then the possibilities are limitless (something Singer dealt with deftly by only uncovering the lie at the very end, before it truly sinks into the audience that if the story was a pack of lies, then the truth could be anything). The result is a film that is reasonably watchable, but hardly distinguished. Yet in the true story, revealed at the end, there's actually a tale of human drama that might have driven a pretty strong film. The secondary tale of someone merely lying about such a story, however, is comparatively dull.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ölümcül düşünceler
    • Filming locations
      • Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • New Visions Pictures
      • Polar Entertainment Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,784,957
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,068,524
      • Apr 21, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,784,957
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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