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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Frankenheimer |
| Stars: |
Roy Scheider |
| Actors: |
Kelly Preston |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Vengeance · Disturbing · Justice · Kidnapping · Murder · Blackmail · Infidelity · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Dual Side |
| UPC: |
086112093239 |
| Release Date: |
1986 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 51min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Dual Side, 1hr 50min Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 12, 2007) UPC: 027616077172 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 51min Release Company: Star Maker Video (August 15, 1989) UPC: 013132916316 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Elmore Leonard |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/07/1986, p.C10, Janet Maslin): "...Fast-paced, lurid, exploitative and loaded with malevolent energy....The many and varied forms of wickedness in the story are their own reward..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Elmore Leonard supplied the novel on which John Frankenheimer based this film, which stars Roy Scheider as affluent businessman Harry Mitchell. A middle-aged Korean War veteran whose metallurgical company has recently landed a hefty government contract, Harry is content with the world. Then, one day, three blackmailers, led by the sleazy Alan Raimy (John Glover), appear with a videotape of Harry making love to his topless-dancer girlfriend, which they threaten to send to his politically aspiring wife, Barbara (Ann-Margret), unless he forks over $110,000. Harry refuses to pay, deciding to solve the problem by telling all to his wife. After his confession, she tells him she suspected as much and even wonders why he bothered telling her. Raimy next moves on to plan B: He shows Harry a video of his girlfriend being murdered with his own gun. Although shaken, Harry still refuses to pay, deciding this time to formulate a plan to provide a much-needed education for his tormentors. An entertaining and amazingly ... |
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