Guilty as Charged is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Sam Irvin and starring Rod Steiger and Lauren Hutton.[2]
| Guilty as Charged | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sam Irvin |
| Written by | Charles Gale |
| Produced by | Randolph Gale |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Richard Michalak |
| Edited by | Kevin Tent |
| Music by | Steve Bartek |
| Distributed by | IRS Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
Cast
edit- Rod Steiger as Kallin
- Lauren Hutton as Liz
- Heather Graham as Kimberly
- Lyman Ward as Stanford
- Isaac Hayes as Aloysius
- Zelda Rubinstein as Edna
- Michael Beach as Hamilton
- Irwin Keyes as Deek
- Earl Boen as Chemical Manufacturer
- Ricky Dean Logan as Ricky Landon
- Gale Mayron as Fran
- Michael Talbott as Sparrow
Production
editThe film marked the directorial debut of Sam Irvin who had gained experience as Brian De Palma's production assistant.[1] With his eye set on directing, Irvin developed Stiff, a comedy involving a dead body, with writer Brian Clemens whom Irvin had met during his tenure writing for fanzine Bizarre.[1] Irvin found some of the financial backing from RCA/Columbia Home Video and was directed by them to seek the rest of the funding from I.R.S. Media.[1] While I.R.S. ultimately passed due to having several other scripts further along in development, they did show Irvin a selection of scripts for him to potentially direct with the one that stood out being Guilty as Charged written by Charlie Gale (brother of Bob Gale).[1] While the film was initially written as something more serious, I.R.S. wanted something comedic which they thought would blend well with Irvin's style as seen in his short film Double Negative.[1]
Reception
editLeonard Maltin gave it two and a half stars.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Biodrowski, Steve (February 1992). "Guilty as Charged". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (7 February 1992). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Guilty as Charged': Savvy, Stylish". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Sader, Luke; Clark, Mike (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin. p. 563. ISBN 9780452289789.
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page 563 - ^ Maltin, Leonard (2017). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era, Previously Published as Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9780525536314.page 574