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3 wins.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tim Roth | ... | Wayland | |
| Chris Penn | ... | Det. Phillip Braxton | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | Det. Edward Kennesaw | |
| Renée Zellweger | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Mook | |
| Rosanna Arquette | ... | Mrs. Kennesaw | |
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Don Winston | ... | Warren |
| Michael Parks | ... | Dr. Banyard | |
| Mark Damon | ... | Wayland's Father | |
| J.C. Quinn | ... | Priest | |
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Jody Wilhelm | ... | Mrs. Wayland |
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Ocie Pouncie | ... | Boogie |
| Bob Hungerford | ... | Jebby | |
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Genevieve Butler | ... | Mary Kennesaw |
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Chelsea Butler | ... | Chelsea Kennesaw |
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Textile company heir James Wayland (Tim Roth) is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth (Renée Zellweger), whose body was found cut in two in the park. The murder is investigated by tough Detective Edward Kennesaw (Michael Rooker) and his less experienced partner Phillip Braxton (Chris Penn). Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, he is prone to memory losses and periods of heavy violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, and he gets the interrogators' own dark secrets - Kennesaw is angry about affairs his wife had and had let off steam with Elizabeth, and Braxton has gambling debts with Mook (Ellen Burstyn), who is demanding payment.
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James Walter Wayland: I'm cutting across the park, just below the reservoir. It's a nice night. I feel like walking. I met a girl on the path I knew. We had a brief conversation, then I continued on. I never saw her again.
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Tim Roth and Renée Zellweger appeared in Murder in the Heartland (1993). See more »Quotes
[first lines]James Walter Wayland: I'm cutting across the park, just below the reservoir. It's a nice night. I feel like walking. I met a girl on the path I knew. We had a brief conversation, then I continued on. I never saw her again.
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30 January 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$279,103, 1 February 1998Gross USA:
$572,433Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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An epileptic man takes a lie detector test to prove he had nothing to do with the death of a stripper. During the test, the private lives of the investigators comes to light due to an investigation by the investigated man. This causes the case to take a strange turn. The film flashed back and forth in time showing the cheap tawdry lives of all involved in the bizarre circumstances. Great story and fascinating dialogue kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through. 4 stars.