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The Wrong Man

  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Rosanna Arquette, Kevin Anderson, and John Lithgow in The Wrong Man (1993)
RomanceThriller
US merchant sailor Alex Walker (Kevin Anderson) is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - aging but likable shit Phillip Mill... Read allUS merchant sailor Alex Walker (Kevin Anderson) is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - aging but likable shit Phillip Mills (John Lithgow) and young sexy, frustated wife Missy (Rosanna Arquette). The three develo... Read allUS merchant sailor Alex Walker (Kevin Anderson) is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - aging but likable shit Phillip Mills (John Lithgow) and young sexy, frustated wife Missy (Rosanna Arquette). The three develop a curiously inter-dependent relationship. Meanwhile, Police Captain Diaz and Detective O... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
768
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  • Director
    • Jim McBride
  • Writers
    • Roy Carlson(story)
    • Michael Thoma(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Kevin Anderson
    • John Lithgow
  • Director
    • Jim McBride
  • Writers
    • Roy Carlson(story)
    • Michael Thoma(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rosanna Arquette
    • Kevin Anderson
    • John Lithgow
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    • 15User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Rosanna Arquette
    Rosanna Arquette
    • Missy…
    Kevin Anderson
    Kevin Anderson
    • Alex
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Phillip…
    Jorge Cervera Jr.
    • Captain Diaz
    Ernesto Laguardia
    Ernesto Laguardia
    • Detective Ortega
    Robert Harper
    Robert Harper
    • Felix Crawley
    Dolores Heredia
    Dolores Heredia
    • Rosita
    José Escandón
    • Balneario Clerk
    Álvaro Carcaño
    Álvaro Carcaño
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    Ted Swanson
    • First Mate
    Paco Morayta
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    Gerardo Zepeda
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    Anilú Pardo
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    Alejandro Bracho
    • Lieutenant
    Lidia Guzman
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    • Director
      • Jim McBride
    • Writers
      • Roy Carlson(story)
      • Michael Thoma(screenplay)
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    • Quotes

      Missy Mills: [talking to Alex] We're a funny pair, aren't we? I can't go forward, and you can't go back.

    • Soundtracks
      TELEFONO A LARGA DISTANCIA
      Written by Aniceto Diaz

      Performed by the Municipal Orchestra of Veracruz

      Published by Peer International Corporation

    User reviews15

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    Totally dull and boring s***
    In Mexico Alex Walker has his wallet stolen by smuggler Felix Crawley. When he finds his house and goes in to get his money back he finds Felix shot and himself accused of murder. He runs and gets help from Missy and Phillip Mills, however his relationship with Missy begins to affect how cleanly he can get away.

    False advertising! I watched this with the understanding that it was a thriller of some sort. However I'm sad to say that it isn't anything of the sort. The film opens OK and sets us up to have Alex hunt down the killer before the police catch him for the murder. Instead what happens is that he falls in with Missy and Phillip. He screws Missy a lot, Phillip fights and then is calm and over and over again ad nauseam. This continues till the end when the `shock' noir ending turned out to be what I had assumed from the first 10 minutes.

    The film has no direction. The love triangle takes the place of the murder – except the occasional scene of the two Mexican police officers chasing Alex. Because it just drifts aimlessly it is very, very dull. I really had to force myself not to just turn it off and do something else instead simply because it is so very dull and boring.

    Lithgow is OK but he lacks subtlety – I suspect he hammed it up because he didn't know any better than me what his character was all about. Arquette is annoying – all she does is flop her boobs out every 10 minutes or so, which is fine if you want that with no reason – but why not watch porn if that's all you want? Anderson is a TVM kind of guy and looks out of his depth with Lithgow and Arquette. He thinks all he needs to do is not shave and look moody to fit in – he is terrible and makes this film even more dull just by his presence.

    Overall this is dull and aimless. Please – don't waste your time on this. I rarely see a film so poor that I struggle to watch it at all, but this felt to me like it took a year of my life to watch.
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    • bob the moo
    • Jul 16, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yanlış Adam
    • Filming locations
      • Puente Nacional, Veracruz, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Beattie/Chesser
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
      • Viacom Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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