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Overview

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5.6/10   3,707 votes
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Director:
Writers:
William Reilly (writer) &
Claude Kerven (writer)
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Release Date:
19 April 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
Murder is a secret that should never be shared.
Plot:
Cynthia comes forward to talk to detective John about the murder of her best friend's husband. The story is told as a series of flashbacks... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
How to cover up a crime, or not. more (31 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Demi Moore ... Cynthia Kellogg

Glenne Headly ... Joyce Urbanski

Bruce Willis ... James Urbanski
John Pankow ... Arthur Kellogg

Harvey Keitel ... Det. John Woods
Billie Neal ... Det. Linda Nealon
Frank Vincent ... Dominic, Joyce's Father
Karen Shallo ... Gloria, James' Mother
Crystal Field ... Jeanette, Joyce's Mother
Marianne Leone ... Aunt Rita (as Maryanne Leone)

Marc Baron ... Usher (as Marc Tantillo)
Doris McCarthy ... Pat, Cynthia's Mother
Christopher Scotellaro ... Joey, James' Brother
Ron J. Amodea ... Band Leader
Leonid Merzon ... Yuri
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, momentary violence, and for some drug content.
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The James Urbanski role was only a tiny part in the film until 'Bruce Willis (I)' agreed to do the film. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Camera crew reflected in the van when Joey drives away from Cynthia. more
Quotes:
James: Where's Mr. Morehead?
Joyce: Who?
James: You know, Mr Morehead.
Joyce: Who's that?
James: Arthur, got more head than hair.
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References "The Simpsons" (1989) more
Soundtrack:
KUNG FU FIGHTING more

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How to cover up a crime, or not., 29 December 1998
4/10
Author: Peter-130 from Netherlands

This movie starts off quite interesting. A young woman (Demi Moore) starts to confess to the police, that she was a witness to a murder, which was committed by her best friend (Glenn Headly). So far, so good. But then it takes her about 95 percent of the playing time of the movie to explain what happened. All that time you keep on thinking to yourself: 'Why the hell did she do all the things, she's telling us she did ?'. And finally, because the film had to have an ending I guess, they give us the solution to the 'mysterie'. Most of us probably knew it would end like this 90 minutes earlier, but hoped the script would be more surprising. No, also the cast isn't very believable, except maybe for the policewoman, who knew all along how it would end, and wisely didn't talk.

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Possible plot hole - Arthur *** SPOILER *** utkarshkrishna
Best bit Doctor_Mongoose
My Uncle Was in this Movie twister77
Who killed Cynthia's husband and why? shere73
Watchable but terribly acted... hannahp1
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