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Sketch Artist

  • TV Movie
  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
1.4K
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Sean Young and Jeff Fahey in Sketch Artist (1992)
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A sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder, and discovers that the person is his wife. Not willing to believe she was responsible, he res... Read allA sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder, and discovers that the person is his wife. Not willing to believe she was responsible, he resketches the pictures so they don't look like her, and he begins his own investigation of t... Read allA sketch artist for the police helps a witness recall who she saw leaving the scene of a murder, and discovers that the person is his wife. Not willing to believe she was responsible, he resketches the pictures so they don't look like her, and he begins his own investigation of the murder.

  • Director
    • Phedon Papamichael
  • Writer
    • Michael Angeli
  • Stars
    • Jeff Fahey
    • Sean Young
    • Frank McRae
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Phedon Papamichael
    • Writer
      • Michael Angeli
    • Stars
      • Jeff Fahey
      • Sean Young
      • Frank McRae
    • 15User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Det. Jack Whitfield
    Sean Young
    Sean Young
    • Rayanne Whitfield
    Frank McRae
    Frank McRae
    • Milon
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Daisy
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Paul Korbel
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
    • Tonelli
    Stacy Haiduk
    Stacy Haiduk
    • Claire
    Charlotte Lewis
    Charlotte Lewis
    • Leese
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Sturges
    Ric Young
    Ric Young
    • Jimmy
    Belle Avery
    Belle Avery
    • Krista
    Robert Dubac
    Robert Dubac
    • Tommy
    Colin Gilbert
    • Cop
    Karen Chase
    Karen Chase
    • Bonnie
    Phedon Papamichael
    Phedon Papamichael
    • Old Greek Man
    • (as Phedon Papamichael Sr.)
    Brad Johnson
    • Peter
    Collin Bernsen
    • Phillipe
    Brad Grunberg
    Brad Grunberg
    • Moran
    • (as Johnny Cocktails)
    • Director
      • Phedon Papamichael
    • Writer
      • Michael Angeli
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    • Trivia
      Released theatrically in Canada, Sweden and South Korea.
    • Connections
      Followed by Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      DER MUELLER UND DER BACH
      Performed by Arn Lee Ashley

      Courtesy of Capitol Production Music/Ole Georg

      Written by Franz Schubert (BMI)

    User reviews15

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    Well, it has an interesting cast
    This straight-to-video movie was obviously made after the "neo-noir" revival that began in late 80'd/early 90's with films like "The Grifters" and "After Dark My Sweet", but before the advent of the "erotic thriller" ushered in by the success of "Basic Instinct". It has less eroticism than your typical "erotic thriller" (although it does start out with an acrobatic sex scene involving British beauty Charlotte Lewis), and like a lot of the low-budget "neo-noirs" of the era it has way too much sun-drenched LA ambiance to be very noirish. It is redeemed somewhat, however, by the interesting cast.

    Jeff Fahey plays a sketch artist who, while sketching a murder suspect with a witness (Drew Barrymore), realizes the killer might be his own wife (Sean Young). He changes the sketch and inadvertently draws another woman he encountered near the murder scene (Stacy Haiduk), implicating her in the murder. Then he finds himself implicated as well when the witness turns up dead. After that though, the movie falls on the old cliché of the suspect investigating the crime to clear his own name. And the ending is pretty predictable.

    Fahey is a talented actor who makes his underdeveloped, blow-dried character a lot more likable than he ought to be. Sean Young is an interesting actress who was done in more by her own real-life erratic behavior than any lack of talent. She's pretty good, but doesn't have a lot of screen time. Drew Barrymore is, of course, a big star now, but this movie came at a really awkward point in her career between her child acting years and her "lethal loilta" career-revival period when she appeared in "Poison Ivy" and as teen prostitute/would-be assassin Amy Fisher in "The Amy Fisher Story". Both she and Stacy Haiduk (from "Luther the Greek") play surprisingly functional (and non-erotic) roles, but still it is unusual to see an actor of that caliber in a supporting role in a film like this. Charlotte Lewis wasn't much of an actress, but nobody ever seemed to complain too much, and she too has a relatively small role as a prostitute. Rounding out the cast is memorable character actor as a police lieutenant. This is certainly not good, but the interesting cast prevents it from being a total waste of time. . .
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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El dibujante del crimen
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
      • Showtime Networks
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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