
A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.
Two detectives interrogate a hairdresser on two homicides she may or may not have been involved in.
The hairdresser, wife and mother Cynthia Kellogg is in a police department being interrogated by the experienced detective John Woods and his partner, Detective Linda Nealon. Through flashbacks, she reveals how her best friend and colleague Joyce Urbanski married the scum of the earth, nasty type, James Urbanski; how hard Joyce's life with James was; and is why Joyce became a criminal. The smart detective finds some contradictions in her statement and presses Cynthia, trying to disclose the truth of the two murders.
—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cynthia comes forward to talk to detective John about the murder of her best friend's husband. The story is told as a series of flashbacks... James was a bullying, verbally and physically abusive husband. His wife Joyce has, on a number of occasions, expressed her intention to kill him. One night when all three are at the fair, Joyce has a row with James, and Cynthia helps James back to the van. But later he was found dead...
—Sami Al-Taher
SYNOPSIS
![]() |
Demi Moore | Cynthia Kellogg |
![]() |
Glenne Headly | Joyce Urbanski |
![]() |
Bruce Willis | James Urbanski |
![]() |
John Pankow | Arthur Kellogg |
![]() |
Harvey Keitel | Det. John Woods |
![]() |
Billie Neal | Linda Nealon |
![]() |
Frank Vincent | Dominic Marino |
![]() |
Karen Shallo | Gloria Urbanski |
![]() |
Crystal Field | Jeanette Marino |
![]() |
Marianne Leone | Aunt Rita |
![]() |
Marc Baron | Usher |
![]() |
Doris McCarthy | Pat (Cynthia's Mother) |
![]() |
Christopher Scotellaro | Joey Urbanski |
![]() |
Ron J. Amodea | Band Leader |
![]() |
Leonid Merzon | Yuri |
![]() |
Kelly Cinnante | Cookie |
![]() |
Christopher Peacock | Irish Kid #2 |
![]() |
Bruce Smolanoff | Irish Kid #3 |
![]() |
Elain R. Graham | Woman Police Sgt. |
![]() |
Thomas Quinn | Det. Seltzer |
![]() |
Brandon Messemer | Cynthia's Baby |
![]() |
Richard Messemer | Cynthia's Baby |
![]() |
Larry Attile | Sidney Levitt |
![]() |
Roger Shamas | Krishna Kolhatker |
![]() |
Star Jasper | Lauren (Cynthia's Sister) |
Director | Alan Rudolph |
![]() |
Writer | William Reilly, Claude Kerven | |
Producer | Stuart Benjamin, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr., John Fiedler, Taylor Hackford, Demi Moore, Mark Tarlov | |
Musician | Mark Isham | |
Photography | Elliot Davis |
Packaging | Keep Case |
---|---|
Nr Discs | 1 |
Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Fullscreen (4:3, Pan and Scan) |
Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Surround [English] Dolby Digital Surround [French] Dolby Digital Surround [Spanish] |
Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
Distributor | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
Layers | Dual side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Aug 25, 1998 |
Regions | Region 1 |
Owner | Kerry & Dawn |
---|---|
Location | Movies-02 |
Storage Device | TD 07 |
Purchased | May 24, 2025 |
Quantity | 1 |
Watched | Jun 21, 2025 |
Index | 1257 |
Added Date | Apr 22, 2025 23:23:11 |
Modified Date | Jun 26, 2025 07:10:09 |
IMDB |
TheMovieDb.org |