Inez Macbeth is a pretty young woman married to Edgar, a moody and unstable felon. When Inez becomes interested in the sensitive and wealthy lawyer Druden Hunt, Edgar derails their budding romance by keeping her captive in their home. With his scruffy buddy, Flowers, on hand to watch Inez, Edgar continues to hold her prisoner, but eventually she devises a way to escape that tests the loyalty of Flowers and leads to murder.
Acting
Dominique Swain's feral desperation meets calculated cunning
Production
Claustrophobic cheapness that accidentally enhances the captivity horror
Director
Zev Berman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dominique Swain filmed this during her career descent from Lolita (1997) notoriety, and the casting of Henry Thomas—forever America's sweetheart from E.T.—as a violent ex-con was deliberately disorienting.
The original title 'Briar Patch' references the Br'er Rabbit folktale about escaping traps through reverse psychology, which Inez weaponizes against both Edgar and Flowers.
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