A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Acting
Newman's wounded dignity is a masterclass in restraint.
Cinematography
Pfeiffer's golden hour LA looks like a memory fading.
Director
Robert Benton
Paul Newman
Harry Ross
Susan Sarandon
Catherine Ames
Gene Hackman
Jack Ames
Reese Witherspoon
Mel Ames
Stockard Channing
Lt. Verna Hollander
James Garner
Raymond Hope
Giancarlo Esposito
Reuben Escobar
Liev Schreiber
Jeff Willis
Margo Martindale
Gloria Lamar
John Spencer
Capt. Phil Egan
M. Emmet Walsh
Lester Ivar
Peter Gregory
Verna's Partner
Rene Mujica
Mexican Bartender
Jason Clarke
Young Cop
Patrick Malone
Younger Cop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Newman did his own stunts at 73, including the pool scene fall that left him genuinely bruised.
Benton wrote this as a love letter to 70s neo-noir, but studio interference forced a happier ending than his bleak original draft.
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