Primal Fear (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
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Plot.
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Gere
Martin Vail
Laura Linney
Janet Venable
Edward Norton
Aaron
John Mahoney
Shaughnessy
Alfre Woodard
Shoat
Frances McDormand
Molly
Terry O'Quinn
Yancy
Andre Braugher
Goodman
Steven Bauer
Pinero
Joe Spano
Stenner
Tony Plana
Martinez
Stanley Anderson
Rushman
Maura Tierney
Naomi
Jon Seda
Alex
Reg Rogers
Connerman
Kenneth Tigar
Weil
Brian Reddy
Woodside
Christopher Carroll
M.C.
Wendy Cutler
Lou
Ron O.J. Parson
Turner
Sigrid K. Zahner
Vail's Secretary
Dianne Burns
WLS Anchor
Linda Yu
WLS Anchor
Andy Shaw
WLS Location Reporter
Mary Ann Childers
WBBM Anchor
Lester Holt
WBBM Anchor
Sylvia Gomez
WBBM Location Reporter
Jon Duncanson
WBBN Location Reporter
Greg Bronson
Banquet Patron (uncredited)
David Eckert
WGN Anchor
Robert Jordan
WGN Anchor
Joanie Lum
WGN Location Reporter
Randy Salerno
WGN Location Reporter
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
Postman
Joseph Luis Caballero
Joe
Randall Slavin
Young Boy
Mike Bacarella
Sergeant
Turk Muller
Precinct Jailer
Joseph F. Kosala
Cop
Lenny Wilson
Bartender
Peter Schreiner
Bailiff
Joseph R. Ryan
Old Man
Azalea Davila
Linda
Wayne Wright
Court Clerk
Tony Fitzpatrick
Duty Officer
Clarence Williams, Jr.
Arresting Cop
Rosalie V. Lewis
Stenographer
Dwight Brad Dyer
Prison Guard
Larry Cook
Pilot
Bob Kenney
Pilot
David Rosenbloom
Editor
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
William Diehl
Novel
Gregory Hoblit
Director
Steve Shagan
Screenplay
Ann Biderman
Screenplay
Michael Chapman
Director of Photography
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Deborah Aquila
Casting
Betsy Cox
Costume Design
Denney Pierce
Stunts
Ray Lykins
Stunts
Anthony Milch
Sound Effects Editor
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Robert Schaper
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bruce Fortune
Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Jane Shannon-Smith
Casting
Lanier Edwards
Stunts
Bill Roe
Camera Operator
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Burton
Visual Effects Supervisor
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutter
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Grand
Production Manager
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Ron Phillips
Still Photographer
Bob Baron
ADR Mixer
Marilyn Graf
Foley Mixer
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Jono Kouzouyan
Chief Lighting Technician
Greg Stacy
Sound Effects Editor
Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Robert McMinn
Co-Producer
Thomas W. Small
Foley Editor
Hawk Koch
Executive Producer
Rick LeFevour
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 6, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 9m
Content RatingR
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$102,600,000
Filming LocationsChicago, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
corruption
based on novel or book
bishop
court case
pornographic video
court
psychopath
whodunit
legal drama
legal thriller
child abuse
manipulation
lawyer
psychiatrist
mental illness
murder trial
altar boy
chicago
Wiki.
Primal Fear is a 1996 American legal mystery crime thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman. It stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand and Edward Norton in his film debut. The film follows a Chicago-based defense attorney who believes that his client, an altar boy, is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop.
The film was a box office success and received mixed-to-positive reviews, with Norton's performance earning critical praise. Norton won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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