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5.4/10
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An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
7.6K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- Joseph Hayes(novel)
- Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
- Mark Rosenthal(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Joseph Hayes(novel)
- Lawrence Konner(screenplay)
- Mark Rosenthal(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Storyline
Psychotic criminal, Michael Bosworth's about to go on trial. But prior to doing so, he cons his lawyer into helping him escape. As the pair try to make their getaway, she's left behind. He decides to wait for her to come to him. He hides out at the house of the Cornells. Now it appears the Cornells have problems of their own. The husband and wife are separated, and there's an FBI agent after them who's using the lawyer to lead them to Bosworth. —<rcs0411@yahoo.com>
- female frontal nudity
- dysfunctional family
- dysfunctional marriage
- breasts
- husband wife relationship
- 85 more
- Taglines
- At the height of fear every moment is a desperate hour
- Genres
- Certificate
- R
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to some official sources, director Michael Cimino's original cut of this movie was mutilated by producers, resulting in a very badly edited movie, filled with plot holes. The only known proof of deleted scenes are some stills which show a few of them.
- GoofsJust before Michael is shot, he is heard screaming "Nancy!" but his lips don't move..
- Quotes
Tim Cornell: You never trusted me before. You have to trust me now.
Michael Bosworth: I blow her head off, Timmy.
- SoundtracksFIGHT FOR ME
Performed by Cindy Bullens
Written by Cindy Bullens and David Mansfield
Courtesy of MCA Records
Top review
Well done, sometimes tense and sometimes exciting thriller
Michael Bosworth is on trial and clearly not a nice man in the courtroom. When he goes to another room to talk with his beautiful lawyer Nancy, he steals a gun she has hidden under her skirt (how anything can be hidden under THAT skirt is a mystery) and escapes, joining his brother and another man.
Meanwhile, Tim Cornell, a lawyer whose family lives in a nice house, is trying to make peace with his wife Nora after an affair, but she is convinced the marriage is over and she is in the process of selling the house, as the sign out front makes clear. Bosworth and his associates show up and take the family hostage, and they use whatever information they can find for their benefit.
There are several exciting scenes in the beautiful wilderness of what is said to be Utah. Nancy is chased because she is suspected of helping Bosworth, though exactly what happened with that chase is not clear. We only see what happened later. And the process of finding out what happened to Bosworth is fasscinating.
Mickey Rourke does a good job, thoroughly evil in court but calm and almost kind with the family most of the time. Anthony Hopkins also delivers, keeping his cool throughout most of the ordeal and coming across as intelligent and even caring. Mimi Rogers did a great job as well playing Nora. Despite their problems, it was clear this was a loving family and they all cared about each other.
This is not a particularly violent movie, though at least one person does die. This is more of a psychological thriller than a Schwarzenegger action movie, though at one point a comparison to an action movie would make sense.
Meanwhile, Tim Cornell, a lawyer whose family lives in a nice house, is trying to make peace with his wife Nora after an affair, but she is convinced the marriage is over and she is in the process of selling the house, as the sign out front makes clear. Bosworth and his associates show up and take the family hostage, and they use whatever information they can find for their benefit.
There are several exciting scenes in the beautiful wilderness of what is said to be Utah. Nancy is chased because she is suspected of helping Bosworth, though exactly what happened with that chase is not clear. We only see what happened later. And the process of finding out what happened to Bosworth is fasscinating.
Mickey Rourke does a good job, thoroughly evil in court but calm and almost kind with the family most of the time. Anthony Hopkins also delivers, keeping his cool throughout most of the ordeal and coming across as intelligent and even caring. Mimi Rogers did a great job as well playing Nora. Despite their problems, it was clear this was a loving family and they all cared about each other.
This is not a particularly violent movie, though at least one person does die. This is more of a psychological thriller than a Schwarzenegger action movie, though at one point a comparison to an action movie would make sense.
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- Sep 14, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,742,912
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,367,657
- Oct 8, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $2,742,912
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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