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Quicksand: No Escape

  • TV Movie
  • 1992
  • PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
305
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Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
Thriller

A hard-working architect is pulled into intrigue when his wife hires a private investigator to make sure he's just working late. The private eye sees an opportunity to frame him for a murder... Read allA hard-working architect is pulled into intrigue when his wife hires a private investigator to make sure he's just working late. The private eye sees an opportunity to frame him for a murder instead.A hard-working architect is pulled into intrigue when his wife hires a private investigator to make sure he's just working late. The private eye sees an opportunity to frame him for a murder instead.

  • Director
    • Michael Pressman
  • Writers
    • Peter I. Baloff
    • Dave Wollert
  • Stars
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Tim Matheson
    • Jay Acovone
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    305
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Pressman
    • Writers
      • Peter I. Baloff
      • Dave Wollert
    • Stars
      • Donald Sutherland
      • Tim Matheson
      • Jay Acovone
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Donald Sutherland, Tim Matheson, and Felicity Huffman in Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
    Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
    Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
    Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson in Quicksand: No Escape (1992)
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    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Murdoch
    Tim Matheson
    Tim Matheson
    • Scott Reinhardt
    Jay Acovone
    Jay Acovone
    • Det. Harris
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Charlie Groves
    John Finn
    John Finn
    • Det. Griffith
    • (as John Joseph Finn)
    Felicity Huffman
    Felicity Huffman
    • Joanna Reinhardt
    Margaret Reed
    Margaret Reed
    • District Attorney Margaret Dryden
    Marc Alaimo
    Marc Alaimo
    • Lt. Harold Towers
    Al Pugliese
    • Tony Alonzo
    Collin Nelson
    Amy Benedict
    Amy Benedict
    • Ginger
    Bryan Clark
    • Commissioner Freeman
    Jack Shearer
    Jack Shearer
    • Commissioner #2
    Steven Culp
    Steven Culp
    • Bartender
    Kaley Cuoco
    Kaley Cuoco
    • Connie Reinhardt
    Howard Shangraw
    • Mr. Taylor
    Robert Dorfman
    Robert Dorfman
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    Joe Fowler
    • Preston Denning
    • Director
      • Michael Pressman
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      • Peter I. Baloff
      • Dave Wollert
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      Kaley Cuoco's first film.
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      Murdoch: Why is it always me?

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    5/10
    Avoids The Overtly Predictable But Will Probably Be Recalled Solely For Sutherland's Performance.
    This film, produced for cable television, benefits from strong performances by its featured players, in particular Donald Sutherland, but too many of its scenes are unconvincing in their detail, with sequences depicting law enforcement procedures being a particular drawback, and reliance upon intricate and coincidence filled melodrama within the screenplay eventually sinks the work. When architect Scott Reinhardt (Tim Matheson) discovers from his business partner that the latter has bribed a public official with company funds in order to gain a lucrative contract for their young firm, honourable Reinhardt vigorously protests to no avail, soon finding his life reshaped with fearful uncertainties following the bountiful but illicit award. He is approached by a corrupt vice unit officer who is obviously familiar with the circumstances pertinent to the bribe, and when the vice copper is murdered, Scott is considered a suspect at the same time that he is being bedevilled with a former policeman and partner of the slain officer, and currently a private investigator, "Doc" (Sutherland), whose aim is blackmail. As Reinhardt has no luck in eluding Doc, his increasingly cheerless existence becomes laden with new struggles involving a troubled marriage, financial problems, and his freshly tainted vocation, and it is apparent that only great determination may lead Scott to an escape from his collection of plights. The film belongs to Sutherland who governs the action until the inconclusive ending by utilization of his expansive performing skills to create a hateful character with whom one is never less than fascinated, even garnering sympathy. The piece is ably directed by Michael Pressman and shot very well indeed; although the script betrays the work, as its various elements fail to merge into a believable storyline, in spite of honest efforts by all of the players, it is nonetheless enjoyable viewing due to better than average production qualities, and the playing of Sutherland, generally undervalued Matheson, and Felicity Huffman for her vivid reading as Reinhardt's baffled wife.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quicksand: Utan återvändo
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Reservoir, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(Murdoch & Reinhardt meet at dam.)
    • Production company
      • MCA Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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