Fresh out of prison, all Ray wants is to get back with Lacy, but she's in a stable relationship now with Elliott, a pacifist, and wants nothing to do with him. When she's kidnapped by Ray's former associates, he and Elliott must team up to save the woman they love.
Acting
Sam Neill's sweaty, desperate Elliott is peak uncomfortable nice guy energy.
Direction
Larry Elikann made this for TV but sneaks in some genuine noir shadows.
Writing
The script thinks it's about rescue, but it's really about male ego collision.
Director
Larry Elikann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on USA Network in 1991 and promptly disappeared; even Marcia Gay Harden rarely mentions it in interviews.
The 'two men must save the woman' trope was already tired by '91, but this one accidentally critiques it by making both guys insufferable.
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