The Rape of Richard Beck (1985) - Movie

The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
Richard Beck (Richard Crenna) is a veteran Seattle cop with little sympathy for victims of sexual assault. Beck's world is turned upside down, however, when his loose-cannon tactics get him reassigned to the city's sex crimes department and result in his own rape at the hands of two surly thugs. After, with the help of rape counselor Barbara McKee (Meredith Baxter Birney), the formerly chauvinistic cop experiences a drastic change of heart on the issue, feeling compassion for the first time.

Release Date: 1985

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 40 min

Plot Summary

Richard Beck (Richard Crenna) is a veteran Seattle cop with little sympathy for victims of sexual assault. Beck's world is turned upside down, however, when his loose-cannon tactics get him reassigned to the city's sex crimes department and result in his own rape at the hands of two surly thugs. After, with the help of rape counselor Barbara McKee (Meredith Baxter Birney), the formerly chauvinistic cop experiences a drastic change of heart on the issue, feeling compassion for the first time.

Cast: Richard Crenna, Meredith Baxter, George Dzundza

Director: Karen Arthur

Genres: Drama

Keywords: Fall, Transformation, Office, Melodramatic, 1980s, Police station