Themes: Police Corruption, Clearing One's Name, Breakups and Divorces
Main Cast: Tom Hulce, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Virginia Madsen, Millie Perkins, Adam Ant
Release Year: 1987
Country: US/UK
Run Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this off-beat and stylish mystery by director Wayne Wang, C.C. Drood (Tom Hulce) is an underground cartoonist who is separated from his wife Helen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and daughter Bean (Judith Barsi). When his lover Yolanda (Virginia Madsen) is found murdered, Drood is the main focus of the police investigation. When Drood uncovers a sex scandal involving police chief Gilbert (John Doe) and Detective Smiley (Harry Dean Stanton), he realizes he is being made the fall guy for the crime. Singer Adam Ant plays Drood's buddy Jim. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Harry Dean Stanton - Smiley; Don Opper - Buddy; Herta Ware - Mrs. Raines, C.C.'s Landlady; John Doe - Gilbert; Robert Beltran - Frank; Judith Barsi - Bean Drood; Rosalind Chao - Mrs. Bell; Sasha Delgado - Girl at nursery; Julian Deyer - Cop at police station; John Fleck - Opera Singer; Dennis Hayden - Mean drunk; Christopher Keene - Cop on street; Marty Levy - Detective; Lisa Niemi - Ms. Schell; Buckley Norris - Minister; Jeris Poindexter - Party Cop; Lin Shaye - Librarian; Jon C. Slade - Junkie; Frazer Smith - Radio DJ; Joshua Caceras - Boy At Nursery; Laura Campbell - Pat Minninger; Michael Ennis - Morgue clerk; Philip Granger - George; Marc Anthony Thompson - Bartender
Credit
Philip Foreman - Art Director, Lora Kennedy - Casting, David Titchnell - Choreography, Malissa Daniel - Costume Designer, John R. Woodward - First Assistant Director, Wayne Wang - Director, Lee Percy - Editor, Cary Brokaw - Executive Producer, Mitchell Froom - Composer (Music Score), Sheri Short - Makeup, Eugenio Zanetti - Production Designer, Amir Mokri - Cinematographer, Cary Brokaw - Producer, Rupert Harvey - Producer, Barry Opper - Producer, Michael C. Marcus - Set Designer, Jerry D. Williams - Special Effects, Don Opper - Screenwriter
Lisa Niemi had to do the scene in which Drood crashes in on her dead body twice, once naked for the movie and once wearing underwear for the trailer, so that the trailer could be rated for all audiences.
Wayne Wang tried to get his name off the picture after creative interference from the producers.
