Jaded (1998)

After a night of partying together, a woman is raped by two other women. The police aren't sure what to do, since the legal system doesn't explicitly say how to prosecute women for the crime of rape.

Director:

Caryn Krooth

Writers:

Wendy Olinger (story), Caryn Krooth (story)

Stars:

Carla Gugino, Richard Bright, Robert Knepper

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carla Gugino	...	Megan 'Meg' Harris
Richard Bright	...	Zack Brown
Robert Knepper	...	Freddy
Donna Mitchell	...	Joyce
Peter McRobbie	...	Dr. Mancuso
Aida Turturro	...	Helen Norwich
Catherine Dent	...	Lisa Heller
Christopher McDonald	...	Jack Carlson
Rya Kihlstedt	...	Patricia 'Pat' Long
Anna Levine	...	Alexandra 'Alex' Arnold (as Anna Thomson)
Danny Aiello III	...	Kurt Arnold
Daniel McDonald	...	Bart
Kevin Flood	...	Earl
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Carol Broker
Frankie Faison	...	Henry Broker

Storyline

Drama about a pretty young woman who is raped in a most unusual way. There are unexpected turns and surprises in the plot and some characters turn out to be quite different than you'd expect.

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Plot Keywords:

tattoo | female lawyer | trial | sodomy | lesbian rape | 

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Taglines:

Not Every Sexual Predator Is A Man.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong scenes of a sexual assault, other violent images, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fiatal és kegyetlen

Filming Locations:

Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

City Block Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In Megan's kitchen, the blind was twitching in the left side of the room well after the detective Helen Norwich stepped away from the window.

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Quotes

Megan 'Meg' Harris: You don't know me. How can you judge me?

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Soundtracks

Be-Bop-A-Lula
Written by Gene Vincent and Tex Davis (as Sherriff Tex Davis)
Performed by Gene Vincent
Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

A small, unique and interesting film

Caryn Krooth is an interesting director. But I think she was confused whether to make a sleazy lesbian thriller or a film that about the limitations of rape laws or a police procedural. Carla Gugino is great eye candy. So are the other females including the rather corpulent investigator (Aida Turturro) who always wears low cut dresses. The threesome lesbian skinny dipping that leads to rape is very well shot. Rya Kihlstedtthere is excellent as the vicious lesbian. She really pulled off the role well with the great introduction scene at the bar. Catherine Dent was pretty and I could sense a hint of sexual tension between her and Turturro. But the sexual tension was not well developed. There are certain arty farty student aspects to the film. But overall, i liked it. It does not really work as a mystery/police procedural. But it is a nice little unique film with a great Carla Gugino, set in a sleepy beach town.

(7.5/10)