Themes: Murder Investigations, Haunted By the Past
Main Cast: Tom Berenger, Kari Wuhrer, Stephen Lang, Trent McDevitt, Sherril M. Turner
Release Year: 1996
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This preposterous thriller stars Tom Berenger (Platoon) as Ernie Dewalt, a drug-addicted ex-cop with a catheter, and that isn't the worst of it. Ernie teaches creative writing at a small college where prominent professor Alex Laughton (Stephen Lang) has been blown apart with a shotgun while groping the frequently nude Jeri Kari Wuhrer in a car on Lover's Lane. Laughton's widow, Elizabeth (Valeria Golino) drags the reluctant Ernie out of retirement to clear her name, as she is the prime suspect. When he's not mainlining drugs or trading japes with investigating detective Robert Davi, Ernie is haunted by visions of Jeri, taunting him about his incompetence. It's not really Jeri, of course, and may even be the spirit of his former alcoholism, but the plot is so muddled that it's hard to tell. Ernie has a vision of himself snapping nude photos of Jeri and Laughton having sex in a field; Elizabeth is loudly whispered about in the local supermarket; and the ridiculous resolution will please no one. Bad film buffs should get a kick out of Ernie weeping to Elizabeth about his catheter, but other viewers should avoid this jaw-dropping stupidity at all costs. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Danny Comden - Craig Fox; Valeria Golino - Elizabeth Laughton; Bo Brinkman - Trooper Brown; Robert Davi - Trooper Abbott; Cameron Glaesner - Chris; Richard Edson - Rodney Gillen; Ellen Green - Della; Selden Smith - Aleta Jewett; Don Tilley - Clifford Jewett; Geoffrey Lewis - Draper Jewett; Jonathan Gray - Bassist; Jay Clifford - Guitarist; Evan Bivins - Drummer; Kevin Short - Frat Rat; Matt Haverkamp - Jimmy; William J. MacDonald - Arresting Officer #1; Alan Preston - Arresting Officer #2; George Moffly - Drunken Santa
Credit
Hector Velez - Art Director, Kristin Ladner - Associate Producer, Charles Jackson - Boom Operator, Valorie Massalas - Casting, Kelly Zitrick - Costume Designer, Valerie Fusaro - Costume Designer, Marco Londoner - First Assistant Director, Robert Lee - First Assistant Director, Salome Breziner - Director, Gib Jaffe - Editor, Tom Berenger - Executive Producer, William J. MacDonald - Executive Producer, Lori Ann Baker - Hair Styles, Pat Glasser - Hair Styles, Linda Lee - Location Manager, Anton Sanko - Composer (Music Score), Sharal Churchill - Composer (Music Score), Pat Glasser - Makeup, Ron Snyder-Britton - Makeup, Kelly Clear - Camera Operator, Les Stringer - Camera Operator, Mauricio de Aguinaco - Production Designer, Mauro Fiore - Cinematographer, Brad Gordon - Production Manager, Allan A. Apone - Producer, Robert Greenwald - Producer, David Matalon - Producer, George Moffly - Producer, Vern Hyde - Special Effects, Bryan Arenas - Sound Recordist, Eddy Donno - Stunts, Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Stunts, Pete Antico - Stunts, Tony Donno - Stunts, Cal Johnson - Stunts, Monty Cox - Stunts Coordinator, Jim Vickers - Stunts Coordinator, Peter Wentworth - Unit Production Manager, Randall Silvis - Screenwriter, Randall Silvis - Book Author
