Physical Evidence

An interesting aspect of creating "Physical Evidence" was determining who would star as the beautiful young lawyer opposite Burt Reynolds' crusty cop. During a career that had seen him repeatedly named America's favorite movie star, Reynolds had been paired with Hollywood's most famous female superstars. After considering all the possibilities, producer 'Martin Ransohoff' and director Michael Crichton went outside Hollywood's mainstream to select the highly regarded London-based film actress Theresa Russell, who was best known for her performance in Black Widow (1987), and for her roles in pictures made by director Nicolas Roeg.

When Theresa Russell slides down the stairs headfirst in the climax of the film, she is clearly wearing knee pads.

Featured in At the Movies: Physical Evidence/Parents/Gone with the Wind (50th Anniversary)/The Dressmaker (1989)