Thriller starring Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close. A beautiful and wealthy heiress is found brutally stabbed to death. The murder weapon: a large hunting knife with a serrated edge. The victim's husband, Jack Forrester, is accused of the killing and must rely on defence lawyer Teddy Barnes to clear his name at a harrowing public trial.
Because Basic Instinct writer Joe Eszterhas has continually reworked the same formula (hero/heroine falls for murder suspect), it's easy to forget how startling the scenario was when it was first employed in this compelling thriller from 1985. Glenn Close plays the defence attorney haunted by a case from her past when the wrong man went to jail, who falls in love with her latest client (Jeff Bridges), a charming publisher accused of brutally murdering his wealthy wife. Director Richard Marquand never misses a beat, gleefully tossing in red herrings and keeping us guessing until the end. There are expert support turns from Peter Coyote and a foul-mouthed Robert Loggia (who was Oscar nominated), and it remains an enthralling, if a tad incredible, ride.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Jack Forrester | Jeff Bridges |
| Teddy Barnes | Glenn Close |
| Thomas Krasny | Peter Coyote |
| Sam Ransom | Robert Loggia |
| Judge Carrigan | John Dehner |
| Frank Martin | Lance Henriksen |
| Virginia Howell | Leigh Taylor-Young |
| Bobby Slade | Marshall Colt |
| Julie Jensen | Karen Austin |
| Fabrizi | Louis Giambalvo |
| Dr Goldman | Ben Hammer |
| Dan Hislan | Michael Dorn |
| Duane Bendix | Walter Brooke |
| Mrs Stiles | Phyllis Applegate |
| Page Forrester | Maria Mayenzet |
| Greg Arnold | William Allen Young |
| Andrew Hardesty | James Karen |
| Scott Talbot | Sanford Jensen |
| Austin Lofton | Woody Eney |
| Carl Siegal | Al Ruscio |
| Ted Fitzpatrick | James Winker |
| Richard Duffin | Bruce French |
| David Barnes | Brandon Call |
| Jenny Barnes | Christina Hutter |
| Matthew Barnes | Guy Boyd |
| Dr Holloway | John Clark (1) |
| Eileen Avery | Diane Erickson |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Richard Marquand |
