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Synopsis
Director Barbet Schroeder and screenwriter Ted Tally adapted the novel by Rosellen Brown into this intriguing drama that, while heavily criticized for a third-act revelation that is something of a cop-out, nevertheless features -- typically of Schroeder's work -- compelling performances, domestic discord, and a search for the truth. Meryl Streep stars as Carolyn Ryan, a rural Massachusetts pediatrician married to Ben (Liam Neeson), a handsome, rugged sculptor. Although theirs is not a picture-perfect marriage, the Ryans consider themselves happy, until police arrive at their home one morning to inform them that their son Jacob (Edward Furlong) was the last person seen the night before with a teenage girl who has been murdered. Jacob is missing, and the Ryans frantically search for him, but when the boy returns, it is obvious that he's not being completely truthful about the night's events. While Carolyn wants the truth, Ben is willing to go to whatever lengths are necessary to defend Jacob, hiring an expensive lawyer (Alfred Molina), destroying evidence, and encouraging Jacob to be deceitful. Carolyn and Ben's opposing views of their son's legal trouble cause serious turmoil in the Ryans' marriage, which may be irreparably harmed in spite of the 11th hour appearance of the truth.~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Barbet Schroeder,
  • Writer:
    Ted Tally,
  • Producer:
    Susan Hoffman, Barbet Schroeder,
  • Cinematographer:
    Luciano Tovoli,
  • Editor:
    Lee Percy,
  • Executive Producer:
    Roger Birnbaum, Joe Roth,
  • Cast:
    Alfred Molina, Daniel von Bargen, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong, Meryl Streep, Julia Weldon,
  • Associate Producer:
    Jonathan Glickman,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Henry J. Bronchtein,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Michael DeCasper,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Amy Lauritsen,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Ron Bochar,
  • Camera Operator:
    Dick Mingalone,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan,
  • Boom Operator:
    Daniel Rosenblum,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Raymond M. Samitz,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    Michael Green,
  • Location Manager:
    Scott Hornbacher,
  • Set Dresser:
    Daniel K. Grosso, Chris Vogt, Ray Fisher,
  • Foley Editor:
    Frank Kern, Steven Visscher, Kam Chan,
  • Hairstylist:
    J. Roy Helland,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Kathryn Mindala,
  • Title Designer:
    Robert Dawson,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Craig Lyman,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    Jerry Holway, Garrett Brown, David Knox,
  • Stunts:
    Jim Vickers, Blaise Corrigan, Bob Marrocco, Deborah Watkins, Danny Downey, Ned Corrigan, Douglas Crosby, Roy Farfel, G. A. Aguilar, David M. Graves, Don Hewitt Jr.,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Nicholas Renbeck, Todd Milner, Dan Evans Farkas,
  • Scoring Mixer:
    John Kurlander,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Donna Stern,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    David E. Baron,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Dave Lowry,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Howard Shore,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Steven Kirshoff, John D. Milinac,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Stuart Robertson,
  • Color Timer:
    Mark Ginsberg,
  • Casting Assistant:
    Meredith Tucker,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Tom Nelson,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Patricia Eiben, Kevin P. Faherty,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Michael Barry,
  • Still Photographer:
    Jim Bridges,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Jean Ann Black, J. Roy Helland,
  • Assistant Costume Designer:
    Sue Gandy, Erin Folsey,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Denise Pinckley,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Lori Guidroz,
  • Costume Design:
    Ann Roth,
  • Extras Casting Assistant:
    Terri Taylor,
  • Dialect Coach:
    Tim Monich,
  • Casting:
    Howard Feuer,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Chris Brigham,
  • Set Decoration:
    Gretchen Rau,
  • Assistant Set Decoration:
    Jessica Lanier,
  • ADR Supervisor:
    Deborah Wallach,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Gina Alfano, Eliza Paley,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Larry Kaplan,
  • Extras Casting:
    Carolyn Pickman,
  • Author:
    Rosellen Brown,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Carl Sprague,
  • Production Design:
    Stuart Wurtzel,
  • Art Direction:
    Steve Saklad,
  • Foley Artist:
    Marko Costanzo,
  • Production Controller:
    Kathleen McGill,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Doug Coleman, Richard L. Blackwell,
  • Key Grip:
    Tom Prate,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    JoAnn M. Laub,

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