Cruel Doubt (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writers (WGA):

Joe McGinniss (book)
John Gay (teleplay)

Release Date:

17 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A college student and two friends are accused of murdering one's stepfather and injuring his mother whom refuses to believe her son had anything to do with the attack.

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie | Based On Book

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win

Cast

Blythe Danner	...	Bonnie Von Stein
Matt McGrath	...	Chris Pritchard
Denis Arndt	...	Leith Von Stein
Adam Baldwin	...	Det. John Taylor
R.D. Call	...	District Attorney Mitchell Norton
Dennis Farina	...	Tom Brereton
Miguel Ferrer	...	Lewis Young
Travis Fine	...	James 'Moog' Upchurch
William Forsythe	...	Police Chief John Crone
Louise Latham	...	Polly Bates
Ben Masters	...	Frank Johnston
Neal McDonough	...	Neal Henderson
John C. McGinley	...	Attorney Jim Vos Burgh
Jim Norton	...	Dr. Billy Royal
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Angela Pritchard

Runtime:

USA:187 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

NBC Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: The perpetrators are supposed to be fanatical Dungeons & Dragons players, yet their books and dice are like new rather than worn with play - and the dice set one character plays with is incomplete.

Movie Connections:

Version of Honor Thy Mother (1992) (TV)

This movie was well done in my opinion

First of all, I am not a Christian fundamentalist and in fact I am not religious. However, I am amazed to see how many people have put comments on here putting down the movie just because they want to defend Dungeons and Dragons.

I had a friend that became very involved in Dungeons and Dragons and got VERY crazy from it. It was truly distressing to see the changes it brought about in him. I am not saying that everyone who plays the game gets this way, but I can definitely tell you that it happens and I have seen it happen. I think it's the creepiest game I have ever seen. One time I picked up a D&D book at the store and opened it to a random page just to see what was there, and what I saw was instructions on how to possess another person's soul. I'm sorry, but I don't find this entertaining or fun; I find this sick and psychologically and psychically dangerous.

There is no way for me to know what really happened in this murder case, but it does not surprise me that Dungeons and Dragons could be involved with something like this.

The acting was superb in this film. Even if you watch it as if it were a fiction and not based on a true story it is a good flick.