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Synopsis: Sarah Tobias goes to her local bar and is gang-raped by three men. The district attorney on the case is Katheryn Murphy who wants to prove that although Sarah had taken drugs that night and was acting provocatively while in the bar, this is no reason for her to be so brutally attacked and the men responsible should be brought to justice.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jonathan Kaplan
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
R
Year:
1988
111 min
8,250 Views


- I'd like him released to his family.

- This is a crime of extreme violence.

The victim has concern for her safety...

Miss.

- I ordered this well done. It's raw.

- Sorry. I'll have it for you in a minute.

- And I asked for some ketchup.

- Right. I'm goin' a little senile today.

...accused of raping a woman at a bar

were released on 10,000 dollars bail.

Lawyers for the accused men

expressed confidence

that the facts of the case will reveal

that the woman was not actually raped.

Our defence is simple:

There was no rape.

The so-called victim

consented enthusiastically to the acts.

She put on a show, pure and simple.

The debate between the five candidates

after the council seat of Daniel Stein

now appears to be on again.

Representatives for the candidates met

for four hours behind closed doors...

Bye.

- Who is it?

- Kathryn Murphy.

- Why'd you let 'em out on bail?

- I didn't. It's standard procedure.

Until the jury finds you guilty,

you're free if you can post bail.

The guy on the TV

made it sound like I did a live sex show.

That's not the last time

that's gonna happen.

May I come in?

Yeah. Come on in.

Sadie, shut up.

The bartender at The Dugout

said you were sick.

You went lookin' for me?

Well, I had to go to the doctor

and nobody at work knows.

Come on, Sadie.

You want a seat?

Would you like something to drink?

I could really use a drink.

Thank you, no.

Just to smooth out the edges a little bit.

You know?

Listen, what time were you born?

I already told you

I didn't believe in astrology.

So what? I do.

- What time?

- At night. Seven. August 9th.

- Where?

- Portland.

Do you always drink

to smooth out the edges?

No. Sometimes I'll take

a hit of pot or something.

Why? You want some?

Did you have anything to drink

before you went to The Mill? Or smoke?

Half a joint, a couple of beers.

You know. Nothin' heavy.

And while you were there?

I don't know. I mean, I wasn't

falling-down drunk or anything.

- How were you dressed?

- What's that supposed to mean?

It means

were you dressed provocatively?

Showing cleavage?

See-through blouse?

What the f*** does it matter?

They tore it off of me.

Did how you dressed make those guys

think they could have sex with you?

- Did you put on a show?

- What the hell are you talkin' about?

You saw me at the hospital. You think

I asked for that? Is that what you think?

Then you get the f*** outta my house.

Why didn't you tell me

that you had a record?

F*** you.

I ain't got no record.

You wanna tell me about it?

All right. Look.

I was helpin' my girlfriend move

with a U-Haul.

Goin' through Jersey we ran into a cop

and he sees we got a busted taillight.

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Tom Topor

Tom Topor (born 1938) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Topor was born in Vienna, Austria, and was brought to London in 1939, where he remained until he came to New York City in 1949. He earned his bachelor's degree at Brooklyn College in 1961. Topor is the author of the 1979 play Nuts and the screenplay for the 1987 film, which became a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film, The Accused, which starred Jodie Foster. Topor won the Writers Guild of America Award for his screenplay for the 1990 made-for-television film, Judgment, which he also directed. In 1996 he won the Dilys Award for his novel, The Codicil. Topor's works tend to involve courtroom drama, psychological drama, docudrama, melodrama, social problems, crime, and/or sexual abuse issues. Prior to his career as an author, Topor was a reporter for the New York Post, covering stories in police stations, courtrooms, hospitals, and psychiatric wards. He also did some reporting for the New York Daily News and the New York Times. Topor's career as a playwright began in 1969 with a series of one-act plays staged Off-Off-Broadway. This culminated in a run of his play Nuts on Broadway from April 28, 1980 into August of that year. Anne Twomey, in the lead role, received a Tony Award nomination for her performance. The play was published in 1981, and was made into a film of the same name starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss in 1987, with Topor himself adapting it into a screenplay. Topor's other plays include Answers, Romance: Here to Stay, But Not For Me, Coda (L'Orchestre des ombres in French), Up the Hill, and The Playpen. His other novels include Tightrope Minor and Bloodstar. His additional screenplays and teleplays include Word of Honor (co-writer) and Perfect Murder, Perfect Town (from the book by Lawrence Schiller). more…

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