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About
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
Theatrical
Mar 6, 1998
Box Office
$15.1M
Budget
$37.0M
Return
0.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 6, 1998
Theaters
11
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Cinehaus, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Quotes
See all →Discussion of a Recent Death
Harry
You ever hear of a guy by the name of Lester Ivar?
Catherine
No.
Harry
Somebody killed him today.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confrontation Between Jack and Harry
Jack
Fuck you.
Harry
Just me? Not the horse I rode in on?
Jack
Him too.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →P
Paul Newman
Harry Ross
S
Susan Sarandon
Catherine Ames
G
Gene Hackman
Jack Ames
R
Reese Witherspoon
Mel Ames
S
Stockard Channing
Lt. Verna Hollander
J
James Garner
Raymond Hope
G
Giancarlo Esposito
Reuben Escobar
L
Liev Schreiber
Jeff Willis
M
Margo Martindale
Gloria Lamar
J
John Spencer
Capt. Phil Egan
M
M. Emmet Walsh
Lester Ivar
P
Peter Gregory
Verna's Partner
R
Rene Mujica
Mexican Bartender
J
Jason Clarke
Young Cop
P
Patrick Malone
Younger Cop
L
Lewis Arquette
Water Pistol Man
M
Michael Brockman
Garvey's Bartender
A
April Grace
Police Stenographer
C
Clint Howard
EMS Worker
J
John Cappon
Paramedic
