Suspect
When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent. Juror Eddie Sanger, a Washington lobbyist, agrees, and together the pair begins their own investigation of events.
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Peter Yates
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JPV852
Well directed legal thriller from Peter Yates is quite convoluted and a weak romantic element but still entertaining with Cher and Dennis Quaid putting in decent performances. **3.0/5**
John Chard
The innocent shall know the glory of heaven! Peter Yates directs and Eric Roth writes the screenplay. It stars Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson, John Mahoney and Joe Mantegna. Music is by Michael Kamen and cinematography by Billy Williams. Pot has Cher as a public defender tasked with defending a deaf and mute homeless man accused of murder. It's a solid legal eagle thriller is this, it opens with a dramatic suicide and the discovery of a woman's dead body, and then runs through many of the staples of feature film courtroom shenanigans. There's some spice thrown in for good measure as the lawyer and a member of the jury get too close for comfort, while the central premise of a deaf and mute person being the accused makes for fascinating viewing - the makers obviously having a social awareness of the issue. As the mystery to be solved question holds the attention, pic does descend into the realm of the far fetched with the behaviour of Cher and Quaid's characters. It's also not something of a shock once the big reveal arrives. Yet this has enough savvy performances, nice technical touches (William's cinematography sparkles at times) and a strong pot boiling premise, to make it well worth the time invested with it. 7/10
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Peter Yates is the director of Suspect.
The cast of Suspect includes Philip Bosco as Paul Gray, Liam Neeson as Carl Wayne Anderson, Fred Melamed as Morty Rosenthal, Bill Cobbs as Judge Franklin, Michael Beach as Parking Lot Attendant, Dennis Quaid as Eddie Sanger, Richard Gant as Everett Bennett, Joe Mantegna as Charlie Stella, John Mahoney as Judge Matthew Bishop Helms, Gregory McKinney as Plainclothes Cop, E. Katherine Kerr as Grace Comisky, Paul D'Amato as Michael, and more.
The duration of Suspect is 2h 1 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Suspect trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
You can watch Suspect on Amazon Video (Rent). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Suspect was released on 23 Oct 1987.
Suspect is listed under Crime, Drama, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Suspect has 2 reviews on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.5/10. One reviewer wrote: "Well directed legal thriller from Peter Yates is quite convoluted and a weak romantic element but still entertaining with Cher and Dennis Quaid putting in decent performances. *..."
