Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 06/18/1986(USA)
Release Date: 04/01/2003
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 116 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Ivan Reitman directed this film, starring
Robert Redford,
Debra Winger, and
Daryl Hannah, that is an amalgam of a thriller, courtroom drama, mystery and
Tracy-
Hepburn romantic comedy, with a little
Mark Rothko-type scandal thrown in. The film revolves around troubled Chelsea Deardon (
Daryl Hannah) who as an eight-year-old girl witnessed her father, a famous artist, perishing in a blaze along with his valuable art works. Twenty years later, Chelsea is arrested for stealing one of her father's paintings from an unscrupulous New York art dealer. She claims many more of her father's paintings survived the fire long ago. Defending Chelsea is lawyer Laura Kelly (
Debra Winger). Pitted against her is suave district attorney Tom Logan (
Robert Redford). Laura thinks if Tom knew the facts behind the case, he would reconsider and exonerate Chelsea. He doesn't, but one night when Chelsea appears at his doorstep, he does permit her to seduce him. The next morning, one of the art dealers involved in the case is found dead, and Chelsea is found in Tom's apartment. Chelsea becomes the prime suspect in the murder and Tom's career is ruined. Inexplicably, Laura hires Tom to help her defend Chelsea. The two lawyers, in researching their defense, not only uncover a scandal involving art dealership, but also fall in love.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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