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A wealthy woman is murdered in her beach house. The husband is allegedly knocked out first. He inherits all. He has a female ex criminal prosecutor represent him in court.
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Page Forrester
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Thomas Krasny
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Policeman
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Policeman
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Frank Martin
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Greg Arnold
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Dr. Goldman
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Jack Forrester
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Andrew Hardesty
Sanford Jensen ...
Scott Talbot
Woody Eney ...
Austin Lofton
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Carl Siegal
Sharon Hanian ...
Assistant D.A.
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First Judge
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Teddy Barnes
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Ms. Barnes' Secretary
James Winkler ...
Ted Fitzpatrick (as James Winker)
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Richard Duffin
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David Barnes
Christina Hutter ...
Jenny Barnes
John Furlong ...
Butler
Karen Wonnell ...
Stablehand
Sharon Madden ...
City Editor
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Matthew Barnes
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Mrs. Stiles
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Sam Ransom
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Dan Hislan
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Dr. Holloway
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Fabrizi
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Judge Carrigan
David Wiley ...
Court Clerk
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Virginia Howell
Jay Crimp ...
Ms. Barnes' Assistant
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Bailiff
Diane Erickson ...
Eileen Avery
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Bobby Slade
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Duane Bendix
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Julie Jensen
Bill Gratton ...
Jury Foreman
Joyce Shank ...
TV Interviewer
Dean Webber ...
Newscaster
John X. Heart ...
Reporter
Brenda Huggins ...
Reporter
Richard Marion ...
Reporter
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Reporter
Sue Rihr ...
Reporter
Suzanne Lodge ...
Reporter
Judith Siegfried ...
Reporter
Sally Train ...
Reporter
Abigail Van Alyn ...
Reporter
Terry Wills ...
Reporter
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Reporter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Boyer ...
Juror (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Marquand

Written by

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Joe Eszterhas ... (written by)

Produced by

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Don Carmody ... assistant producer (uncredited)
Michele Connors Raley ... associate producer (as Michele Connors-Raley)
Martin Ransohoff ... producer
Jon Turtle ... associate producer (uncredited)

Music by

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John Barry

Cinematography by

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Matthew F. Leonetti ... director of photography

Editing by

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Sean Barton
Conrad Buff IV ... (as Conrad Buff)

Editorial Department

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William Goldenberg ... apprentice editor
Peter Ransohoff ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by

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Gene Callahan

Art Direction by

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Peter Landsdown Smith ... (as Peter J. Smith)

Set Decoration by

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Jerry Wunderlich

Costume Design by

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Ann Roth

Makeup Department

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Pete Altobelli ... makeup artist (as Peter Altobelli)
Barbara Lorenz ... hair stylist
Bob Mills ... makeup supervisor

Production Management

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Terry Carr ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Terry Carr ... second unit director
Alan B. Curtiss ... second assistant director
Michael Daves ... first assistant director
Regina Gordon ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Rene Auda ... stand-by painter
Nigel A. Boucher ... leadman (as Nigel Boucher)
Christopher Burian-Mohr ... set designer
Stan Cockerell ... property master
Beverli Eagan ... set designer
Roger Irvin ... construction coordinator
Charles R. Lipscomb ... leadman (as Charles Lipscomb)
John Warnke ... set designer
Bill Iiams ... general construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Wayne Artman ... re-recording mixer
Tom Beckert ... re-recording mixer
Raul A. Bruce ... boom operator (as Raul Bruce)
Milton C. Burrow ... sound editor
Gene S. Cantamessa ... production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
Tom E. Dahl ... re-recording mixer (as Thomas Dahl)
Fred Judkins ... sound editor
William L. Manger ... sound editor
Joseph A. Mayer ... adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Tom McCarthy Jr. ... sound editor
Jack Wolpa ... cable person
Joseph Holsen ... sound editor (uncredited)
Greg Orloff ... foley mixer (uncredited)
John Roesch ... foley artist (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Stan Parks ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Jena Holman ... matte paintings

Stunts

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Loyd Catlett ... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Epper ... stunt driver (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Debbie Evans ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Alan Gibbs ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Debby Porter ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Douglas E. Beal ... camera assistant
Hugo Cortina ... chief lighting technician
William E. Fitch ... grip
Riley 'Sean' Jones ... lighting technician
John R. Leonetti ... focus puller
John J. Linder ... key grip (as John Linder)
Elliott Marks ... still photographer
Michael St. Hilaire ... camera operator
Joseph F. Valentine ... camera operator
Jesse Mather ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Ryne Niner ... camera technician (uncredited)
Tony Rivetti ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeffrey Ray Strong ... electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Michael Dennison ... costumer: men
Bruce Ericksen ... costume supervisor
Elizabeth Pine ... costumer: women
Barbara Matera ... costumes executor (uncredited)

Location Management

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John Bush ... location manager
David C. Thomas ... location manager (as David Thomas)

Music Department

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John Barry ... conductor
Jonathan Elias ... musician: synthesizer
Tom Jung ... music engineer
John Barry ... music producer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Julie Pitkanen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gary Hellerstein ... transportation coordinator (as Gary M. Hellerstein)

Additional Crew

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Michael Hill ... production accountant
Arthur Leeds ... legal advisor
Don Levy ... unit publicist
Cathleen Moore ... assistant: Mr. Marquand
Joan Wolpert ... production coordinator (as Joan M. Wolpert)
Rex Peterson ... wrangler (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

San Francisco heiress Page Forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Her husband Jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. He hires lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasn't handled a criminal case for many years. There's a certain chemistry between them and Teddy soon finds herself defending the man she loves. Written by Col Needham

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Taglines When a murder case is this shocking, which do you trust... your emotions or the evidence? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hearts of Fire (United States)
  • À double tranchant (France)
  • Al límit de la sospita (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Al filo de la sospecha (Spain)
  • 刀锋边缘 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 108 min
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Box Office

Budget $15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $4,094,091, 06 Oct 1985

Did You Know?

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Trivia An urban folklore exists that suggests that there was an alternate ending that alters the identity of the killer. An alternate ending does not exist, but the original ending was indeed re-filmed, when the initial release audience complained that the face of the killer was not clearly shown. In the original release, the unmasked killer's face was shown for eighteen frames (less than a second). Another nine seconds was later spliced into the corrected version, clearly resolving the mystery and showing the killer. See more »
Goofs During the final court day scene, Teddy Barnes' clothes change. This is because this scene was originally shot as two separate days, but were later edited into one final court day. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Sam Ransom: Fuck him. He was trash.
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