As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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Storyline
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- TriviaHarrison Ford's hair was cut in such a way as to make him look more stiff and unlikable than his previous leading man characters.
- GoofsSandy and his attorney visit the former DA. Raymond, as his new office. They discuss his upcoming testimony to the grand jury. In reality, this is witness tampering and would never be done by a defense attorney at that stage of a case.
- Quotes
Det. Lipranzer: How ya doin'? Christmas present.
[takes out glass which was key piece of evidence that went missing during the trial]
Rusty Sabich: You're sticking your neck out pretty far on this one, Lip.
Det. Lipranzer: It was *them* that fucked up. Remember when they came around and gathered *all* the evidence? The glass wasn't there, I took it down to Dickerman. The next day, I get a call. The test is done, I can come pick up my glass. But when I went down there, Molto had already signed the receipt 'returned to evidence.' I guess they figured I'd put it back. Only, I got no reason to put it anyplace since it ain't my Goddamned case anymore. So I tossed the thing in my drawer. I figure sooner or later someone's gotta ask me about it. Nobody did.
Rusty Sabich: You think I killed her.
Det. Lipranzer: The lady was bad news.
Rusty Sabich: So that makes it okay that I killed her.
Det. Lipranzer: Did ya?
Rusty Sabich: Oh, pal.
[sigh, tosses glass into the water]
- Alternate versionsThe UK cinema version was cut by 10 secs by the BBFC for a '15' certificate to remove the lines "He was trying to fuck her to death" and "Paying to suck his cock in a public place". Video releases were upgraded to an '18' though the prints used were the same as the cut cinema version.
- SoundtracksMacNamara's Band
Music by Shamus O'Connor
Original Lyrics by John J. Stamford
American Version Lyrics by Red Latham, Walter Carlson (as Wamp Carlson) and Guy Bonham
There is a strong moral to this film, which should be obvious to anyone watching. Sometimes our actions have consequences that we never would have believed or intended, but does that make us any less guilty?
If you liked this film, you might want to watch Tightrope.
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- Also known as
- Se presume inocente
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Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $86,303,188
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,718,981
- Jul 29, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $221,303,188
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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