Summary
After surviving rape, comic-book artist Lisa Roberts moves from New York City to small town in Arizona. But there's danger in small towns too.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 43
IMDb5.3
Audience score39%
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for thrillers, −7 min on the typical 104
typical 10497Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1991
July 11, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
ThrillerMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more19 people
- D. B. SweeneySteve Smith
- Courteney CoxLisa Roberts
- Craig ShefferRandall Atkins
- Philip Baker HallJoe
- Sandy WardWalter
- Pete SchrumBurly Man (as Pete Schrum)
- Anne BellamyEmily
- Robert MianoWilliam Karp
Tom FinneganEd O'Donnell
Connie SawyerElderly Lady 1- AKAnita KeithElderly Lady 2
Ray LykinsMugger- DADiane AdairNurse (as Diane Diefendorf)
David UrsinDoctor- VAVali AshtonYoung Woman
- JLJoe LererTownie 1
Gary BallardTownie 2
Tommy LameyGarage Assistant
Christopher CollinsPhone Man
Directing · 6
- Bradley Battersby Director, Writer
- Dan Bradley Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Chris Auer Assistant Director
- Traci Hershkowitz Assistant Director
- Bill Berry Assistant Director
- Mindy Rodman Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Arthur Collis Writer, Producer
Production · 8
- Joel Soisson Executive Producer
- Martin F. Gold Executive Producer
- Michael S. Murphey Executive Producer
- Robert E. Baruc Executive Producer
- David Peters Producer
- David Cohn Casting
Camera · 1
- Paul Murphy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Debra Bard Editor
Sound · 1
- Joel Goldsmith Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Michael Perry Production Design
- David T. Cannon Art Direction
- Dara Waxman Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Colleen Kelsall Costume Design
- Nedra Hainey Makeup Artist
- Deborah Stein Hairstylist
- Deborah K. Larsen Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Dante Cardone Gaffer
Other crew · 5
- Debbie Lynn Ross Stunts
- Melodee Spevack Stunts
- Loren Janes Stunts
- Scott Alan Cook Stunts
- Marcia Holley Stunts
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