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Director:
David Carson
Writers:
John Foster (story)
Nicholas Hicks-Beach (writer)
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Release Date:
21 August 1998 (Greece) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Don't Open The Mail.
Plot:
A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Swayze's Widow: 'I Was Afraid to Leave his Side'
 (From Extra. 30 October 2009, 11:47 AM, PDT)
Swayze's Widow: Moving On Felt Like 'A Betrayal'
 (From Extra. 27 October 2009, 3:39 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
confusing script, but all falls into place more (19 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Patrick Swayze ... Race Darnell

Gia Carides ... Lita

Kim Myers ... Gloria Stevens
Olivia Birkelund ... Stephanie

Tina Lifford ... Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ruscio ... Judith Sutton
Roger E. Mosley ... Horton

Bruce McGill ... Brinker
Mark Rolston ... O'Dell
Don Stark ... Geary
Katy Selverstone ... Singleton

Michael Bowen ... Parker

Kevin Chamberlin ... Cutler
Sam Atkinson ... Morgan
Rock Reiser ... Singing inmate
James Staszkiel ... Lunging inmate (as Jim Staszkiel)
Scott Lincoln ... Crying inmate
Robert 'Duckie' Carpenter ... Teen inmate (as Robert 'Ducky' Carpenter)

Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Headbanging inmate
Gary Roberts ... Prison guard
Charles Hutchins ... Judge
Carey Webber ... TV reporter

Raye Hollitt ... Reporter #1
Lane Lenhart ... Supporter #1
Natalia Ongaro ... Supporter #2

Fulvio Cecere ... Angry man
Thom Vernon ... Ed
Alan Echeverria ... Marshall Prentise
Steve Ireland ... Deejay
Jay Morran ... Det. Hudson (as Jay Moran)
Joe Hulser ... Kansas City cop
Patrick N. O'Brien ... Country Bar cop #1
Frank T. Diresta ... Country Bar cop #2
Lucas Dudley ... Helicopter pilot

Greg Travis ... State Trooper
Randal Keith ... Man on bus

Brad Blaisdell ... Taxi driver
Katie Hagan ... Young Lita

Jon Gale ... Lita's ex-husband

Chris Byrne ... Lita's dad

Michael Adler ... Building manager

Roger Hewlett ... Officer
James Willett ... Officer

Ron Roggé ... Sniper
Steven R. Barnett ... Lead prosecutor
Thomas J. Hamilton ... The witness
Michael G. Wilkinson ... DNA expert
M. Sharon Madison ... Jury foreman
Zane Graham ... Kid #1
Brigitte Graham ... Kid #2
Linda J. Dyer ... Country Bar band
Sonja L. Dyer ... Country Bar Band
Elsa J. Dyer ... Country Bar band
James H. Hall ... Country Bar band
Kurt Fries ... Country Bar band
Dan A. Hughart ... Country Bar band
Howard Yearwood ... Country Bar band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Michael Haddad ... Cab Driver

Chad Borden ... (uncredited)

Darrell Bryan ... Utah State Trooper #1 (uncredited)
Eva Ford ... Bar patron (uncredited)

Marcy Goldman ... Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)

Lyle Kanouse ... Bus driver (uncredited)

John Lizzi ... Detective at crime scene (uncredited)
Lisa Niemi ... Woman in crowd (uncredited)

Mary Ann Schmidt ... Casino Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)

Brian Smallwood ... FBI Agent (uncredited)

Sterling Wolfe ... Marksman (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Carson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John Foster  story
Nicholas Hicks-Beach  writer
Shelley Miller  writer

Produced by
Michael Jackman .... associate producer
Bertil Ohlsson .... producer
Peter Snell .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy 
 
Cinematography by
John A. Alonzo 
 
Film Editing by
Lance Luckey 
 
Casting by
Karen Rea 
 
Production Design by
Stephen J. Lineweaver 
 
Set Decoration by
Marvin March 
 
Costume Design by
Lyn Paolo 
 
Makeup Department
Matt Danon .... key hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo .... makeup artist: Patrick Swayze
Derik Wingo .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Marty Hornstein .... production manager
Cindy Ichikawa .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bud Davis .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Dawn Ascher-Trevino .... coordinator/construction estimator (as Dawn Ascher)
John R. Elliott .... construction coordinator
Erik Grasteit .... property master
Alex Hill .... storyboard artist
Janet Pett Davies .... art production assistant
Wendy Riva .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong .... cable person
George Berndt .... adr supervisor
Andrew Bock .... assistant sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan .... boom operator
Thomas Causey .... sound mixer
Chris David .... sound re-recording mixer
Rodger Pardee .... sound effects editor
Jeffrey Perkins .... sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer .... foley mixer
Hamilton Sterling .... supervising sound editor
Hugo Weng .... dialogue editor
Chris Main .... cable person (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Mike Phillips .... special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Adam Howard .... visual effects supervisor: POP Film
 
Stunts
Jennifer Badger .... stunts
Steve Blalock .... stunts
Diane Branagan .... stunts
Ritchie Copenhaver .... stunts
Bud Davis .... stunt coordinator
Dennis Dion .... stunts
Scott Doyle .... stunts
Jared S. Eddo .... stunts
Kristi Frankenheimer .... stunts (as Kristi Frankenheimer-Davis)
Randy Gagne .... stunts
Al Goto .... stunts
Kevin Grevioux .... stunts
Randy Hall .... stunts
Gene Hartline .... stunts
Michael Haynes .... stunts
Kim Robert Koscki .... stunts
Hannah Kozak .... stunts
Cheryl Lawson .... stunts
Fred Lerner .... stunts
Diana R. Lupo .... stunts
Cliff McLaughlin .... stunts
Jim Palmer .... stunt actor
Dan Plum .... stunts
Gary Price .... stunts
Danny Rogers .... stunts
Lynn Salvatori .... stunt double
Felipe Savahge .... stunts
Ben Scott .... stunts
Dennis Scott .... stunts
Lincoln Simonds .... stunts
Erik Stabenau .... stunts (as Erik F. Stabenau)
James Stewart Palmer .... stunts
Jill Stokesberry .... stunts
Don Swayze .... stunts
Keith Woulard .... stunts
Austin B. Church .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Grelier Church .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Booth .... electrician
Sean Patrick Crowell .... rigging key grip
Pat Dames .... best boy grip
Glenn Fishel .... grip
Richard Foreman Jr. .... additional still photographer
Megan Forste .... second assistant camera
Christopher J. Lama .... rigging best boy
Elliott Marks .... still photographer
Stan McClain .... director of photography: aerial unit
Bob Myers .... grip
Andrew Osborne .... assistant camera
Jorge Sánchez .... assistant camera
Gregory W. Smith .... Steadicam operator
Gregory W. Smith .... camera operator: "a" camera
 
Casting Department
Susan Maas .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Eisler .... costumer
Radford Polinsky .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Todd Harris .... apprentice editor
Sean Hubbert .... additional editor
Angie Luckey .... assistant editor
Travis G. Rendich .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Mark Kilian .... music editor
Dennis McCarthy .... conductor
Rick Winquest .... music scoring mixer
 
Transportation Department
Phil Balani .... production driver
Scott Doyle .... transportation
Thomas Garris .... driver
Kenneth Newland .... transportation coordinator
Maryalyce Sager .... transportation
Dean Winton .... driver
 
Other crew
Michael Alvarado .... production assistant (as Miguel Alvarado)
Anne M. Bianco .... body double: Olivia Birkelund
Terri L. Burns .... office production assistant: Sacramento and Woodland
Kevin A. Canamar .... on-set medic
Christopher Cilluffo .... production assistant
Louis Farah .... location medic
Nora L. Ferris .... insurance broker
Charlie French .... medic: New Orleans
Gabriela Gutentag .... unit publicist
Mark R. Leins .... technician: Tyler Mount
Mark A. Mancinelli .... plaster leading hand
Robert Mazaraki .... assistant production coordinator
Jim McCarthy .... production accountant
Douglas W. McHenry .... post-production accountant
Todd Spears .... assistant accountant
Rick S. Sulier .... first assistant accountant
Michael C. Lund .... production assistant: preparation (uncredited)
Scott Remick .... production assistant: preparation (uncredited)
Dan Rudert .... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
 

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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | Australia:MA (2003) | Australia:MA (2008) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18
Filming Locations:
Echo, Utah, USA more
Company:
J&M Entertainment more

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Bruce McGill and Don Stark had both played the character of Eugene Matuzak in Timecop (1994) and "Timecop" (1997) respectively. more

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5 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
confusing script, but all falls into place, 11 July 2001
Author: JBoze313 from Evansville, Indiana

This movie took a while to get on its feet, but when it does, it's surprisingly good. At first, you keep asking yourself, when will this movie get going...Also, Swayze's character is shady..it's hard to tell who he is. Maybe that was the point, but who knows. You want to feel for him, because he is a victim, yet at the same time, he seems to be hard and you sort of have to ask yourself...maybe he IS the killer? That doesn't last long, because we find out it can't be him...he may be a user but he's not a killer. I loved the woman who played Lita, very sexy in an unconventional way, and I'd like to see her in more films. I thought a lot of the story was flawed when it came to reason, but it didn't hinder it much overall. Entertaining thriller, good acting, I'd recommend it.

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