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20/07/1994 Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery 1h 59m
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A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.

Overview

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

  1. Joel Schumacher

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Brad Renfro

    Mark Sway

  2. Susan Sarandon

    Reggie Love

  3. Tommy Lee Jones

    Roy Foltrigg

  4. Mary-Louise Parker

    Dianne Sway

  5. Anthony LaPaglia

    Barry Muldano

  6. Bradley Whitford

    Thomas Fink

  7. Will Patton

    Sergeant Hardy

  8. Anthony Edwards

    Clint Von Hooser

  9. J.T. Walsh

    Jason McThune

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-04-16
Brad Renfro delivers well here as the young lad caught up in bizarre suicide/murder/gangster drama that also gives Susan Sarandon a decent kick at the ball too. He is “Mark”, who is playing with his brother near their trailer home when he encounters a would-be suicide who has plugged the exhaust into his car. He is spotted and thinks that maybe he is due for the same fate, but when the fella just blows his brains out the young “Mark” manages to escape - only to find his brother has gone into shock. Next thing, he is in the hospital and neither the clinicians nor the ever-present FBI ar...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$45,000,000.00

Revenue
$117,615,211.00

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