In a town this bad, it's no use being good.
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
Woody Harrelson
Harry Barber
Gina Gershon
Nina
Elisabeth Shue
Rhea Malroux
Rolf Hoppe
Felix Malroux
Michael Rapaport
Donnelly
Chloë Sevigny
Odette
Tom Wright
John Renick
Marc Macaulay
Miles Meadows
Joe Hickey
Lawyer
Ralph Wilcox
Judge
Peter Paul DeLeo
Bartender (as Peter Paul Deleo)
Mal Jones
Ed
Salvador Levy
Driver
Richard Booker
Billy Holden
Mikki Scanlon
Alda (as Mikki McKeever)
Bill Larson
Parking Lot Man
Tim W. Terry
Prison Guard
Jim Janey
Policeman
Brett Rice
Crash Site Cop
Vince Cecere
Tow Truck Driver
Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Writers
E. Max Frye, James Hadley Chase
Klaus Doldinger
Original Music Composer
Peter Przygodda
Editor
Thomas Kloss
Director of Photography
Claire Jenora Bowin
Production Design
Terry Dresbach
Costume Design
Movies1234
8/7/2017
Liked everything about this movie. All the main players, Woody Harrelson, Elisabeth Shue, Gina Gershon and Chloë Sevigny were very good. Good story with a few twists and just a touch of comedy. And the scene with Harrelson and Shue in the bungalow was hot. I give it a 8/10.
JPV852
7/1/2024
Effective enough modern film noir that excels mainly for the cast, especially Woody Harrelson and Elisabeth Shue. I had seen this before many years ago and my opinion pretty much remained the same. **3.25/5**
