Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1991 · 1h 44m

Mortal Thoughts

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Director
Alan Rudolph
Cast
Demi Moore as Cynthia Kellogg Glenne Headly as Joyce Urbanski Bruce Willis as James Urbanski John Pankow as Arthur Kellogg Harvey Keitel as Det. John Woods Billie Neal as Linda Nealon
Crew
Elliot Davis — Director of Photography Tom Walls — Editor Mark Isham — Original Music Composer William Reilly — Writer Claude Kerven — Writer John Fiedler — Producer
Tagline

Something terrible happened that night. Something everyone wanted to talk about. Something no one was telling the truth about.

Synopsis

A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.

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Mood & Themes
new jerseymurderattempted rapephysical abusepolice interrogationtold in flashbackspousal abusepoisoned drinkzdrada
Key Collaborators
Alan Rudolph Director Elliot Davis Director of Photography Tom Walls Editor Mark Isham Original Music Composer William Reilly Writer Claude Kerven Writer John Fiedler Producer Mark Tarlov Producer Howard Cummings Production Design Hope Hanafin Costume Design
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