Under Suspicion (2000)

A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. This will only take ten minutes, they say, but it turns out to be one ... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers:

John Wainwright (book), Claude Miller

Stars:

Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gene Hackman	...	Henry Hearst
Morgan Freeman	...	Captain Victor Benezet
Thomas Jane	...	Detective Felix Owens
Monica Bellucci	...	Chantal Hearst
Nydia Caro	...	Isabella
Miguel Ángel Suárez	...	Superintendent
Pablo Cunqueiro	...	Detective Castillo
Isabel Algaze	...	Camille Rodriguez
Jacqueline Duprey	...	Maria Rodriguez
Luis Caballero	...	Paco Rodriguez
Patricia Beato	...	Darlita
Sahyly Esponda	...	Reina (as Sahyly Yamile)
Hector Travieso	...	Peter
Marisol Calero	...	Sergeant Arias
Vanessa Shenk	...	Sue Ellen Huddy

Storyline

A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. This will only take ten minutes, they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer...

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | pedophile | female frontal nudity | police | breasts | 

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Taglines:

In a world of secrets, the truth is never what it seems.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Revelations Entertainment, LLC

Country:

France USA

Language:

English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

15 November 2000 (France)

Also Known As:

Third Degree

Filming Locations:

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$109,863, 24 September 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$258,691, 22 October 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revelations Entertainment, TF1 International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 111 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pictures behind the desk, when Morgan Freeman interrogated Gene Hackman, was the actual Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Rossello, and the other pictures was the Superintendent of the Police, Pedro Toledo.

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Goofs

After returning from his errand to get Henry a "Cold Drink", it seems detective Owens carries a large Styrofoam cup with a lid attached by pinching the lip at the top of the cup and swinging it as he walks. It would seem to prove that this was a prop - the hollow sound as it hits the table adding to the effect. In fact, the detective holds a can of soda as well, and he places it behind the cup.

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Quotes

Captain Victor Benezet: Go home. Put on a funny hat. Do whatever it is morons do.

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Connections

References Three Little Pigs (1933)

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Soundtracks

Noche Plena
Instrumental written by Ángel 'Cucco' Peña & Tato Rossi
Courtesy of EMI Latin

User Reviews

Two Great Actors - One Lousy Film

Wow, you get two tremendous lead actors - two of my favorites in Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman - but, unfortunately, you get a very disappointing movie.

Almost the whole story, except for flashbacks, in this stage-like movie takes place in a police captain's (Freeman) office as he interrogates the murder suspect (Hackman). It goes on and on and gets depressing after awhile.

And....if you think that long segments gets tiresome, the ending will really leave you frustrated. See other reviews if you want to find out the ending.