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Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Richard Marquand
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
R
Year:
1985
108 min
693 Views


You're under arrest for the murders

of Page Forrester and Consuela Martinez.

Frank, read him his rights.

You have the right to remain silent.

If you give up that right...

...anything you say can and will be used

against you in a court of law.

Mr. Forrester is the editor

of the "San Francisco Times..."

...and president of Times-Lofton Publishing.

He is, however,

charged with two capital offence felonies.

But, your Honour, the charges are based

purely on circumstantial evidence.

Mr. Forrester has no prior criminal record.

I don't expect him to flee the jurisdiction.

Fine. The set bail of $500,000 will stand.

I made some calls back east.

I'll get you a heavy hitter.

I don't want anyone from out of town.

I don't want to contribute

to the goddamn circus.

Your firm has got to handle it.

We're corporate lawyers.

We can barely handle a hearing.

- Jack, you got something for us?

- What do you think?

I'm innocent. That's all I can say.

- What do you think of Krasny?

- No further comment.

Come on!

Isn't this related to the Senate race?

No further comment.

My paper has been critical of Mr. Krasny's

conduct as district attorney.

That's no secret. He's an ambitious guy.

He's got big political aspirations...

...so you can draw

your own conclusions. Excuse me.

No comments at this time. Please, folks.

This will be a show trial, for God's sake.

We've only one person

who's had any criminal experience.

- Who is he?

- She.

And she hasn't practised criminal law

for four years.

Jack, give us a --

- Is she any good?

- Yes, she was a very good prosecutor.

She worked for Krasny.

Well.

Teddy, are you familiar

with the Forrester case?

I go out of my way

not to be familiar with criminal cases.

Mr. Forrester wishes to speak to you

about representing him.

I'm in the middle of a case, Andrew.

I think it can wait, don't you, Andrew?

Oh, yes. Teddy --

Nothing in the world will make me go back

to criminal work, Andrew.

You know the decision I made.

There is nothing in the world I'd like less

than to lose Jack Forrester as a client.

Teddy, you know the affection

I've always had for you.

Nothing would please me more...

...than one day being able to speak to you

as one of my partners.

Please, do an old man a personal kindness.

Speak to him.

Who lives here anyway, Joe Montana?

I told you. A guy called Jack Forrester.

He killed his wife. I saw it on TV.

He allegedly killed his wife.

That means he's gonna get away with it.

So, how do I look?

Weird.

- Good morning, madam.

- 'Morning.

Mr. Forrester is expecting you.

No, I agree Carl, but the murders

happened over two months ago...

...and there's no leads

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Joe Eszterhas

József A. "Joe" Eszterhas (; Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944) is a Hungarian-American writer. He wrote the screenplays for the films Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Basic Instinct and Showgirls. He has also written several books, including an autobiography entitled Hollywood Animal, American Rhapsody and Crossbearer: A Memoir of Faith. more…

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