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Anne Amanda Opotowsky (written by)
Release Date:
21 August 1998 (Italy)
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Tagline:
Silent Betrayal. Deadly Passion. Sweet Revenge.
Plot:
Jimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings...
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excellent, dark, sinister and moving. full of suspense
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bridget Fonda | ... | Jimmy Dade |
 | Kiefer Sutherland | ... | John Box |
 | Hart Bochner | ... | Frankie Dade |
 | Steven Weber | ... | Officer Andrew Ramsey |
 | Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Grace |
 | Tippi Hedren | ... | Mom |
 | Leslie Stefanson | ... | Shelly |
 | Mike Hagerty | ... | George (as Michael Hagerty) |
 | Tom Harrison | ... | Nan |
| Charles Noland | ... | Neighbor |
 | Muse Watson | ... | Baker Cop #1 |
 | Matt O'Toole | ... | Liquor Store Owner |
| Abraham Verduzco | ... | Boy |
| Anna Getty | ... | Waitress |
| Zach Tiegan | ... | L.A.P.D. Cop |
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The Break Up (USA) (alternative title)
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Rated R for brutal violence including domestic abuse, strong sexuality and language.
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100 min
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Many of the featured extras that played Baker cops were actual officers from local stations. In a few of the scenes the director told them "just do it as you would in real life."
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Revealing mistakes: When Jimmy is pointing a revolver at Officer Ramsey in the rest room, and later when she shoots Frankie with the same gun, it is obvious from the frontal camera angle that the weapon is not loaded. Its chambers are clearly empty.
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excellent drama. very dark. i have never seen california photographed in such a way. bridget fonda as the deaf wife beaten by her husband is superb. the film gripped me from start to finish. very understated performance by sutherland. the direction was very european. amazing to get such a performance from fonda.