A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Susie Porter | ... | Jill Fitzpatrick | |
| Abbie Cornish | ... | Mickey Norris | |
| Brendan Cowell | ... | Hayden | |
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Jim Holt | ... | Bill McDonald |
| Bojana Novakovic | ... | Tianna | |
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Jean-Pierre Mignon | ... | Tony Brach |
| Caroline Gillmer | ... | Barbara Brach | |
| John Noble | ... | Mr. Norris | |
| Linden Wilkinson | ... | Mrs. Norris | |
| Kelly McGillis | ... | Professor Diana Maitland | |
| Chris Haywood | ... | Dad Fitzpatrick | |
| Deborah Mailman | ... | Lou | |
| Marton Csokas | ... | Nick Maitland | |
| William Zappa | ... | Detective Sergeant Wesley | |
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Charlotte Rose Regan | ... | Cerebral Girl |
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Jill Fitzpatrick is a 28-year old, street-smart, out-of-work private investigator wishing she wasn't celibate. Eager for the taste of adrenaline, she accepts a job investigating the disappearance of Mickey, a young female student. Jill quickly strikes a spark with the seductive Diana, Mickey's poetry lecturer. But it is not long before Mickey's strangled body is found. Distrusting the cops, Mickey's grief-stricken parents ask Jill to find her murderer. Jill is soon hurled into a passionate liaison with Diana as she enters the surprisingly seamy underworld of Mickey's life, looking for clues to her murder. For whom did Mickey write her sexually charged poems? What is the connection between Mickey and her two favorite poets? Who is leaving threatening messages in verse on Jill's answering machine? Blinded by her passion, Jill is compromised in her search for the truth - until her own life is in danger. Written by Strand Releasing <strand@strandreleasing.com>
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[audience laughs]
Mickey Norris: . I wish my cunt could hurt you.
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Written by Andrew Cato (as A. Cato), Tom Findlay (as T. Findlay), Claire Rothrock (as C. Rothrock), Milton Yakus (as M. Yakus) and Allan Jeffrey (as A. Jeffrey)
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Gigi Edgley was unable to complete her scenes for this film because she was needed back on Farscape (1999) to film the episode "Dream a Little Dream/Re:Union". See more »Quotes
Mickey Norris: [Opening scene; standing before an audience] Love is a torture - love tortures me. Does love torture you? If it does, why are you laughing? I feel you in the room like a knife. You cut out my cunt, so why not cut out my heart? Your prick is a knife that hurts me. You grunt like a beautiful pig[audience laughs]
Mickey Norris: . I wish my cunt could hurt you.
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At the RiverWritten by Andrew Cato (as A. Cato), Tom Findlay (as T. Findlay), Claire Rothrock (as C. Rothrock), Milton Yakus (as M. Yakus) and Allan Jeffrey (as A. Jeffrey)
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McGillis really steals the show.Even in her former parts ,she was an ambiguous androgynous person (in "the accused" which gave Foster her first Oscar,she had something male in her).She literally explodes here,she mesmerizes the audience,in her part of a lit professor in love with a lesbian private investigator.The movie contains plenty of gay women sex scenes ,so be warned:it's not for all tastes .
As for the plot itself it's not really exciting.The characters are not very interesting,it's a pity that the victim's parents' parts should be so underwritten.The same goes for Nick.The soundtrack is good ,including excellent songs and haunting music.But it's not enough.Without Kelly McGillis,the movie would be completely undistinguished.