Where Truth Lies
| Where Truth Lies | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William H. Molina |
| Produced by | Leman Cetiner Axel Munch |
| Screenplay by | Ted Perkins |
| Starring | John Savage Kim Cattrall Malcolm McDowell |
| Music by | David Wurst Eric Wurst |
| Cinematography | William H. Molina |
| Edited by | William H. Molina |
| Distributed by | Silverline Pictures |
Release date | 1996 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Search Where Truth Lies on Amazon.
"Where Truth Lies" is an American film starring John Savage, Kim Cattrall and Malcolm McDowell. The film also features Candice Daly, Eric Pierpoint, Sam Jones and Denis Forest.
The Motion Picture Association classified the film with R rating (R for strong violence including two rape scenes, strong sexuality and language).
The film premiered at Worldfest Houston International Film Festival on April 11, 1996 to mixed reviews.[1]
"Where Truth Lies" was distributed internationally, but was banned in Australia by the Australian Censorship Board.[2] "It was easy to identify the scenes that caused it to be banned in Australia".[3]
Plot
John Savage stars as Dr. Ian Lazarre, a deeply troubled psychotherapist who tumbles into a deep depression of drinking and despair after learning his wife Wendy dies in an auto accident. His second wife and his best friend have him committed to the Blackhurst Institute, a rehab clinic operated by Dr. Vernon Renquist (Malcolm McDowell) and the equally enigmatic Nurse Chambers (Kim Cattrall).
Cast
- John Savage as Dr. Ian Lazarre
- Kim Cattrall as Racquel Chambers
- Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Vernon Renquist
- Candice Daly as Wendy/Teresa Lazarre
- Eric Pierpoint as Joe McNamara
- Sam J. Jones as James
- Denis Forest as Jonas Keller
- David St. James as Van Ness
- Barry Pearl as Stan Horowitz
- Rance Howard as Judge Bloom
- Jean Speegle Howard as Gloria Smith
Reviews
Reviews have been overall dismissive with only a few exceptions. The percentage of users who rated it 3.5 stars or higher was only twenty percent out of 500 plus ratings. The average rating on Rotten Tomatoes was 2.9 out of 5.[4] The weighed average rating on IMDb was 4.1 out of 10.[5]
"Director William H. Molina, who also served as cinematographer and editor, develops a suitably spooky atmosphere. Savage is angry and anguished in just the right measures, while McDowell and Cattrall have some sly fun with the ambiguities of their characters. Other performances are as good as they have to be. William Molina's moody cinematography is pic's strongest tech credit."[6] Variety Film Review
"John Savage heads a cast of direct-to-video regulars in a muddled psychological thriller that doubtless will open soon at a Blockbuster near you... "Where Truth Lies" is long on spooky atmosphere, but short on narrative logic."[1] Joe Leydon
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever gives the film two bones out of four (May be perfectly delightful for certain tastes. A waste of time for others).[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leydon, Joe. "World of Film". Houston Press.
- ↑ https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/where-truth-lies-0
- ↑ "Censored 1990s American Films - Refused-Classification.com". Refused Classification.
- ↑ "Where Truth Lies | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "Where Truth Lies (1996) - Ratings - IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Compromising the Making of Where Truth Lies" Operating Cameraman magazine July 1997 Pages 9-14
- ↑ "VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2001" Visible Ink Press p.1037
External links
 | This article about a 1990s thriller film is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "Where Truth Lies" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Where Truth Lies. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
