A young man is accused of rape and murder and placed on trial. His father doesn't believe that he is guilty, so in act of desperation he grabs the bailiff's guns and takes the whole jury hostage and insists that the prosecuting attorney re-investigates the crime that his son's accused of.
Acting
Charles S. Dutton brings gravitas to absolute madness.
Direction
Michael W. Watkins knows how to stretch a TV budget.
Director
Michael W. Watkins
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This aired on TNT as part of their 'Original Movies' slate when cable networks were desperate for cheap content that felt cinematic. It worked about half the time.
Released during the era of the O.J. Simpson trial's aftermath, it cynically exploits public distrust of the justice system while offering a fantasy where one armed dad can fix everything.
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