Double Jeopardy (1999)

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers:

David Weisberg, Douglas Cook (as Douglas S. Cook)

Stars:

Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Travis
Ashley Judd	...	Libby
Benjamin Weir	...	Matty - Age 4
Jay Brazeau	...	Bobby
Bruce Greenwood	...	Nick
John Maclaren	...	Rudy (as John MacLaren)
Ed Evanko	...	Warren (as Edward Evanko)
Annabeth Gish	...	Angie
Bruce Campbell	...	Bartender At Party
Brennan Elliott	...	Yuppie Man
Angela Schneider	...	Yuppie Girl
Michael Gaston	...	Cutter
Gillian Barber	...	Rebecca Tingely
Tom McBeath	...	Coast Guard Officer
David Jacox	...	Deputy Ben

Storyline

When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and is pursued by Travis Lehman (her parole officer) as she sets out to find her son and settle the score with Nick.

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Plot Keywords:

wrongful arrest | wrongful conviction | blood | sex scene | woman on top | 

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Taglines:

Murder isn't always a crime.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ashley Judd and Roma Maffia have acted together in another movie, Kiss The Girls (1997).

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Goofs

During the trial, the prosecutor shows the knife used to kill Nick. The blood is bright red when it should have been dried by then.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Libby Parsons: [Libby fishs with her son Matty] I'm pretty hungry. Hope we catch some fish soon.
Matty - Age 4: Me, too.
Libby Parsons: [Libby winds the fishing line back in] Okay, help me wind.
Matty - Age 4: Wind back?
Libby Parsons: Can we turn this one? Slowly. Slowly, slowly, slowly, slowly.
Matty - Age 4: I am doing it slowly.
Libby Parsons: [Libby smiles] Okay, you got it.

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Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

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Soundtracks

Funky 5-0
Written & Performed by Todd Duke, Sammy Price & Andrew Lasala

User Reviews

Have I used the word "Disappointing" too much in this comment?

Generally I love a good action thriller. Problem is Double Jeopardy is not really "good".

I thought the movie started well but then just dragged until a very disappointing ending. To make it even worse I saw it with a friend who throughout the whole movie complained; "Why doesn't she just kill him!!" i love you Ally)

A lot of the action seemed staged just to make Ashley Judd look good (such as when she drove Tommy Lee Jones' car off that boat), and she did. Look good that is, otherwise I found her performance disappointing and one dimensional. I thought prison was supposed to change people or make them stronger or something but the only change i saw in Elizabeth is that she said "F**k" a lot more.

Overall I was disappointed with this potentially interesting story.

Details

Country:

USA Germany Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Double Jeopardy

Filming Locations:

Maison De Ville, 727 Rue Toulouse , New Orleans , Louisiana , USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,162,542, 26 September 1999

Gross USA:

$116,741,558

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$177,841,558

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH & Company I. Produktions KG, Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1