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User Rating:
6.1/10   382 votes
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Director:
Lloyd Fonvielle
Writer (WGA):
Lloyd Fonvielle (written by)
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Release Date:
21 August 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
Some Passions Can Be Deadly
Plot:
Eddie is a private detective. When a client asks him to help persuade his ex-wife to leave him alone... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Brain teasing lies and dark seduction. more (14 total)

Cast

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Tommy Lee Jones ... Eddie Mallard

Virginia Madsen ... Rachel Carlyle
Colin Bruce ... Charlie Rand
Denise Stephenson ... Debbie
Kevin Jarre ... Tim

Frederic Forrest ... Father George
J.B. White ... Jimbo
Michael Chapman ... Landlord
Alec Willows ... Bartender
Jack Cheley ... Grandfather
Peter Jobin ... Doorman
Michael Villella ... Cop (as Michael Villela)
David Cryer ... Waiter
Molly Johnson ... Female Singer
Hugh McCarten ... Piano Player
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Directed by
Lloyd Fonvielle 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Lloyd Fonvielle (written by)

Produced by
Keith Addis .... executive producer
Gerald I. Isenberg .... executive producer
Eli Johnson .... co-producer
David J. Latt .... producer
 
Original Music by
George S. Clinton 
 
Cinematography by
Michael Chapman 
 
Film Editing by
Evan A. Lottman 
 
Casting by
Pam Dixon 
 
Production Design by
Carol Spier 
 
Costume Design by
Linda Matheson 
 
Production Management
Deb LeFaive .... production supervisor
David A. Shepherd .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Reid A. Dunlop .... second assistant director
David Hoffert .... third assistant director
Margaux Mackay .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Owen Langevin .... sound mixer
 
Stunts
Harry Madsen .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stewart Aziz .... second assistant camera
Raymond Fortune .... gaffer
Barry Goodwin .... best boy
Brian Harper .... first assistant camera
Gordon Langevin .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Marypat Plottner .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Virginia S. Ellsworth .... music editor
 
Other crew
Jaap Broeker .... stand-in: Tommy Lee Jones
Christopher Comrie .... assistant accountant
Susan Kavesh .... production coordinator
William James Kennedy .... stand-in
Eric T. Snyder .... assistant locations (as Eric Snyder)
Michael Tough .... location manager
Mimi Wolch .... script supervisor
 
Thanks
Dabney Coleman .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Dead Can't Lie
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Rachel Carlyle: Whatever they tell you about me is true. I'm worse than you can imagine. But don't ever say you didn't know.
Eddie Mallard: I don't know anything any more. I don't know what I'm doing.
Rachel Carlyle: You chose me. And you'll go on choosing me, as awful as it gets.
Eddie Mallard: Why will I do that?
Rachel Carlyle: Because you love me. Because YOU love ME.
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Soundtrack:
Every Step of the Way more

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4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Brain teasing lies and dark seduction., 25 June 2000
7/10
Author: Aberlass from Scotland

Q: What do you get if you put a naturaly gifted actress with powerful screen presence, together centre stage with an actor who exudes raw, truthful bearing? A: An extremely interesting and tantilising mind game. Sadly, too few films, since the 1940's, allow both the male & female leads to both shine absolutely equaly, profiting the end result. The culmination of Jones & Madsen's performances is a retro work of art. The casting & editing is vibrant, but this narrative should have been directed by an Art House impresario, because lost in mainstream tv it becomes merely a taxing jigsaw.

PLOT: The two titles are part of the puzzle aspect to this film. For 'Gotham', read as - Goth-ham or Gothic 'ham', as in a noir spoof, or if you equate Gotham with Batman, then evolve this to the catchphrase 'the dynamic duo' and you have the Madsen & Jones chemistry. For 'The Dead Can't Lie', read as - why tell us, unless they can, therefore is this a single or double bluff? These are clues, but they could be a 'red herring'. It's a dark tale about lies within lies and whether there is any point in unraveling them. There are repeated motifs in the dialogue that are inconsistant, so it probably isnt possible to assert the truth, since each character is potentially lieing! Even the music is designed to deliberately mislead!

RATEING: 7/10 as a film, but 9/10 as a brain teaser.

WHO should watch this film?: Adults only, because of content. Women will enjoy the exuberantly feminine power of Madsen, whereas men will enjoy looking at it in action! Watch out for the 'Rubik's Cube', as it's a barometer of Jones' confusion and ours! If you like doing puzzles and can cope if you dont solve them, you will love & watch this film repeatedly.

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