A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband — her lover — has been slain.
Acting
Hershey's unraveling—dignity cracking under obsession.
Direction
Campbell's LA looks expensive and rotting simultaneously.
Director
Martin Campbell
Barbara Hershey
Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller
Sam Shepard
Det. Beutel
Christine Elise
Cindy Bodeck / Cheerleader in Porno
Mary Beth Hurt
Ellie Seldes
J.T. Walsh
Steven Seldes
Kellie Overbey
Janna Seldes
Jay O. Sanders
Bull Dozer
John Kapelos
Jack Hammer
Sheree North
Mrs. Bodeck
Randy Brooks
Monroe
Christopher M. Brown
Dubbing Theatre Employee
George P. Wilbur
Sherman Bodeck
Marabina Jaimes
T.K.'s Receptionist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Martin Campbell's second feature; he'd later direct GoldenEye and Casino Royale, establishing his signature: making locations feel like they're trying to kill you.
Released at the tail end of the erotic thriller boom, it flopped because audiences were exhausted by 'woman in professional peril' narratives—ironically, the same year Thelma & Louise offered a bloodier escape.
US
