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1998-09-18 · 93 min · ★ 6.0

Crime · Thriller

Alicia, a promising young PR executive, goes home with a handsome stranger, only for the pair to be attacked by a woman with a knife. Alicia kills the woman in self-defense, but then finds herself framed for murder. Unraveling the mystery, Alicia finds herself plunged into a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.

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Directors
Douglas Jackson
Production companies
Allegro Productions, HBO, Libra Pictures
Countries
United States of America, Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Elizabeth BerkleyElizabeth BerkleyAlicia 'Allie' Brayman
J. H. WymanJ. H. WymanKyle Jones (as Joel Wyner)
Frank SchorpionFrank SchorpionDet. Ed Royko
Barry FlatmanBarry FlatmanBlake Preston
Ellen DavidEllen DavidSharon
Joanna NoyesEilen Brayman
Mark WalkerMark WalkerAvery Shaw
Susan GloverSusan GloverJudy Grant
Frank FontaineFrank FontaineFrank Brayman
Maxine GuessMaxine GuessJane Rawlings
Mark CamachoMark Brewster
Alan FawcettAlan FawcettJack Barton
Mary Bradley
Stephanie BauderStephanie Bauder
Alberto Bertelli
Edward YankieEdward Yankie
Gillian FerrabeeGillian Ferrabee
Jason CavalierJason Cavalier
Josée Larivière

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