Eye for an Eye (1996)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writers (WGA):

Erika Holzer (novel)
Amanda Silver (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What do you do when justice fails?

Plot:

After her daughter Julie is brutally raped and murdered, Karen McCann is turned down by the LAPD after...

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Group | Murder | Self Defense | Birthday

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20

1:15 PM

MAX

Cast

Sally Field	...	Karen McCann
Ed Harris	...	Mack McCann
Olivia Burnette	...	Julie McCann
Alexandra Kyle	...	Megan McCann
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Robert Doob
Joe Mantegna	...	Det. Sgt. Denillo
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Dolly Green
Darrell Larson	...	Peter Green
Charlayne Woodard	...	Angel Kosinsky
Philip Baker Hall	...	Sidney Hughes
Keith David	...	Martin
Wanda Acuna	...	Hispanic Housewife
Geoffrey Rivas	...	Hispanic Housewife's Husband
Armin Shimerman	...	Judge Arthur Younger
Natalia Nogulich	...	Susan Juke

MPAA:

Rated R for language and disturbing violence which includes rape.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #33987) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M (TV rating) | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

749 E. Temple Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

In the book, Karen's last name is Neuman instead of McCann

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Karen teaches her child the French "le table" in stead of "la table".

Quotes:

Karen McCann: And you can't catch him! You can't punish him! You can't protect anyone else! You're completely USELESS!

Movie Connections:

Features "Muppet Babies" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Shining Road

The 'Flying Nun' Goes 'Death Wish'

Before the hit television show "24," Keifer Sutherland played mostly despicable, evil characters. That's what he does in this film, as "Robert Doob," a low-life who rapes and kills Sally Field's daughter and then is unfairly released by the courts. Sally, playing "Karen McCann," goes after justice.

Almost everyone loves a revenge story and that, of course, is what this movie is, pure and simple: kind of a female "Death Wish."

As for the characters, Sutherland is "over the top" with his guy - way, way past despicable, so ridiculously bad and evil you might even laugh.

For those who picture Sally Field as "The Flying Nun," this movie will be a shock. She is anything but the sweet, wholesome-looking girl she appeared to be in so many of her films when she was younger.....or even the new TV commercials of today. Even though she has shown she can be very foul- mouthed ('m talking 'real life'), somehow seeing her portrayed here as a vigilante, doesn't ring up. Charles Bronson, yes; Sally Field, uh.....no.

Be warned: this is a tough movie in spots, especially in the beginning. It is very similar to the opening in "Death Wish," and is not for the squeamish.

This isn't a bad movie. It is extremely manipulative and has a bunch of plot holes, but if you love revenge films and don't care about particularly intelligent scripts (although the mad-as-hell mom isn't stupid in here), you can just add this one to your library. It serves its purpose of entertaining.