Above Suspicion

• Director: Steven Schachter
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Psychological Thriller
• Themes: Inheritance at Stake, Suicide, Infidelity
• Main Cast: Joe Mantegna, Christopher Reeve
• Release Year: 1994
• Country: US
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

In this high-tension thriller, Christopher Reeves plays Dempsey Cain, a paralyzed detective (ironically, it was filmed a year before the tragic accident that would make him a quadriplegic) whose arrogance and penchant for perfectionism has alienated his family to the point that his wife Gail (Kim Cattrall) turns to his brother Nick (Edward Kerr) for love. Nick is also a cop, but unlike Dempsey, he tends to be irresponsible and sloppy. It was he who was responsible for Dempsey's paralysis. Dempsey knows that Nick and Gail are trysting. This coupled with his disability makes life unbearable. Wanting to end his life, but knowing that his million-dollar life insurance policy will not cover his suicide, he approaches Nick and Gail with the perfect solution -- to murder him and make it look like a burglary. Dempsey plans his demise to the nth degree. Unfortunately, despite his careful scheming, Dempsey makes one fatal flaw -- he did not include his suspicious, resentful and jealous colleague Allan Rhinehart (Joe Mantegna) into the equation and things go horribly awry. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

David Byron - Bruce; Ron Canada - Captain; Gerald Castillo - Lt. Matteos; Kim Cattrall - Gail; Peter Michael Goetz - Judge; Clark Gregg - Randy; Finola Hughes - Iris; J.J. Johnston - Hank; Timothy Landfield - Internal Affairs; Marty Levy - Syd; William H. Macy - Prosecutor (DA); Tony Mamet - Theater Manager; Joe Mantegna - Rhinehart; Sandy Martin - Waitress; Joanna Miles - Laura; Natalia Nogulich - Defense Attorney; David Ralphe - Podium Speaker; Christopher Reeve - Dempsey; Lionel Mark Smith - Larry; Ellis Williams - Evidence Attendant; Geoffrey Rivas - Enrique; Arthur Taxier - Doctor; Holley Chant - Nancy; Frank Medrano - De La Paz

Credit

Denise Chamian - Casting, Jerry Lazarus - Co-producer, Betty Pecha Madden - Costume Designer, Aaron Barsky Worth - First Assistant Director, Barbara M. Ravis - First Assistant Director, Steven Schachter - Director, Martin Hunter - Editor, Keith Samples - Executive Producer, Michael Hoenig - Composer (Music Score), Wade Daily - Makeup, Ron Berkeley - Makeup, Ross Berryman - Camera Operator, Richard Sherman - Production Designer, Ross Berryman - Cinematographer, William Hart - Producer, William H. Macy - Screenwriter, Jerry Lazarus - Screenwriter, Steven Schachter - Screenwriter

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Diabolique; Overexposed; Married to Murder; Derailed; Kill Me Again; A Perfect Murder; Blood Simple; Body Heat; Mortal Thoughts; Fargo; Red Rock West; The Last Seduction

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