Trailer
Summary
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 38Audiences 63GoodWatch 44
Metascore39
Tomatometer36%
Audience score64%
IMDb6.3
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.1/5
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most thrillers, −15 min on the typical 104
typical 10489Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 64 more
Released
1986
August 22, 1986
40 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Golden Globe Awards1986
- Best Actress, Motion Picture Drama1986Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more13 people
- Farrah FawcettMarjorie
- James RussoJoe
- Alfre WoodardPatricia
- Diana ScarwidTerry
- Sandy MartinOfficer Sudow
- Eddie VelezOfficer #1
- Tom EverettOfficer #2
- Donna Lynn LeavyWoman on Phone (voice)
Enid KentMother at Police Station
Michael HennessyPizza Man- DHDanika HendricksonJoe's Daughter
Clare WrenRacquetball Player
James AverySecurity Guard
Directing · 2
- Robert M. Young Director
- Kerry Lyn McKissick Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- William Mastrosimone Theatre Play, Screenplay
Production · 8
- Michael Rosenblatt Executive Producer
- Thomas Coleman Executive Producer
- Burt Sugarman Producer
- Richard Pagano Casting
- Sharon Bialy Casting Associate
- George W. Perkins Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Curtis Clark Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Arthur Coburn Editor
Sound · 1
- J.A.C. Redford Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Chester Kaczenski Production Design
- Rosemary Brandenburg Set Decoration
- R. Vincent Smith Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Linda M. Bass Costume Design
- Richard Arrington Key Makeup Artist
- Bonnie Walker Hairstylist
- Steve LaPorte Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Mary Beth Felts Makeup & Hair Assistant
Lighting · 1
- Michael F. Barrow Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Jeannie Epper Stunt Coordinator
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