Suspect
She's a lawyer who broke two laws of her profession... Never get involved with a juror and don't look for clues in dangerous places.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$18782400
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
1987-10-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
236
Vote Average
6.6
Cher
Kathleen Riley
Dennis Quaid
Eddie Sanger
Liam Neeson
Carl Wayne Anderson
John Mahoney
Judge Matthew Bishop Helms
Joe Mantegna
Charlie Stella
Philip Bosco
Paul Gray
E. Katherine Kerr
Grace Comisky
Fred Melamed
Morty Rosenthal
Bill Cobbs
Judge Franklin
Richard Gant
Everett Bennett
Lisbeth Bartlett
Marilyn
Michael Beach
Parking Lot Attendant
Paul D'Amato
Michael
Gregory McKinney
Plainclothes Cop
Myra Taylor
April
Robert V. Walsh
Club Congressman
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