A lawyer uses his power to help his lover put her father behind bars, but when he escapes, they are all in danger.A lawyer uses his power to help his lover put her father behind bars, but when he escapes, they are all in danger.A lawyer uses his power to help his lover put her father behind bars, but when he escapes, they are all in danger.
Troy Byer
- Konnie Dugan
- (as Troy Beyer)
Julia Ryder Perce
- Cassandra
- (as Julia R. Perce)
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- TriviaBased on a discarded John Grisham manuscript.
- GoofsAt the party early in the movie, Rick and Lois are talking head-to-head on the sofa. Mallory walks behind them and you can hear Lois talking, but we see their heads at opposite ends of the sofa and they aren't talking. The camera immediately cuts back to them sitting close and talking like before.
- Quotes
Pete Randle: I wouldn't spare a drop of piss on her if she was burnin' to death.
Rick Magruder: Yeah, we're aware of your urinary problems, sir.
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It takes real talent to make a real lemon, and Robert Altman, a most talented director, has succeeded brilliantly here. He made things difficult for himself miscasting Kenneth Branagh as a boozy Savannah lawyer but the attempt to replicate the feel of a town in the grip of a hurricane really finishes things off. The last 20 minutes in the rain is truly appalling, with the audience reduced to guessing about what is going on. The lighting is awful throughout, the more so that it was done on purpose. Maybe we were supposed to experience the confusion of the lead character as he stumbled towards an answer but this does not make for entertainment. In this film noir genre to achieve tension at crucial moments the audience must know just a little more than the protagonist, not a lot less.
The story, though completely derivative, is actually quite tight, well plotted, and has a convincing resolution, but the lack of light and general confusion make it difficult to follow. Anyway, an absolute shocker, gross waste of talent and apparently a box office flop (there's some justice). Altman has since put this turkey behind him with the luminous Gosford Park but I am left wondering why on earth he did it.
The story, though completely derivative, is actually quite tight, well plotted, and has a convincing resolution, but the lack of light and general confusion make it difficult to follow. Anyway, an absolute shocker, gross waste of talent and apparently a box office flop (there's some justice). Altman has since put this turkey behind him with the luminous Gosford Park but I am left wondering why on earth he did it.
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,677,131
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $118,278
- Jan 25, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $1,677,131
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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