But when frank returns home to see his daughter after serving his time, he seems like a changed man. Get the best deals on donald sutherland film discs. Benefit of the doubt, amy irving, rider strong, donald sutherland, 1993, cmiramax films. Jul 16, 1993 donald sutherland plays the dad, who loudly proclaims his innocence and keeps talking about the importance of the family unit. Benefit of the doubt 1993 cast and crew a paroled wifekiller donald sutherland returns to his arizona daughter amy irving who helped convict him 22 years before. Benefit of the doubt 1993 jonathan heap, donald sutherland, amy irving, rider strong, thriller may 6, 2016 twenty two years earlier, karen helped convict her father, frank, for the murder of her mother. In 2016, he was a member of the main competition jury of the. Benefit of the doubt is a 1993 englishlanguage german thriller film directed by jonathan heap and starring donald sutherland and amy irving. Why are the police being such dicks and why is donald sutherlands face so revolting.
Sutherland s acting here is almost enough to keep us engaged, and if the script had given him more to work with, benefit of the doubt could have been a betterthanaverage thriller. Suspense is not the strongest suit of benefit of the doubt, a lackluster psychological thriller that uses the format of a tvstyled family melodrama but fails to target the gut or the mind. Actors in benefit of the doubt christopher mcdonald. His notable films included mash 1970, invasion of the body snatchers 1978, ordinary people 1980. Benefit of the doubt, donald sutherland, 1993, cmiramax films. It stars donald sutherland, amy irving and rider strong. Sutherlands acting here is almost enough to keep us engaged, and if the script had given him more to work with, benefit of the doubt could have been a betterthanaverage thriller. Donald sutherland, canadian character actor who was equally adept at portraying heinous villains and benevolent family patriarchs. The towering presence of canadian actor donald sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary. Read the benefit of the doubt movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Donald sutherland celebrity profile check out the latest donald sutherland photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Benefit of the doubt 1993 benefit of the doubt 1993. Benefit of the doubt 1993 directed by jonathan heap. Donald sutherland, amy irving and rider strong in jonathan heaps benefit of the doubt photo measures 9. Coneheadsbenefit of the doubtpoetic justice another. Dieter geissler, christopher keyser, jeffrey polman, michael lieber. Benefit of the doubt is another womaninjeopardy movie, which hollywood refer to as womjep or femjep. Benefit of the doubt is one of best movie released on 16 july 1993 starring donald sutherland, amy irving, rider strong, christopher mcdonald, graham greene.
This is the complete filmography of actor donald sutherland. General donald mcclintock citizen x tv movie 1995 col. Over twenty years ago, karen amy irving, hide and seek delivered the testimony that sent her father frank donald sutherland, the mechanic to jail for. Benefit of the doubt, donald sutherland, amy irving, rider strong, 1993, cmiramax films. Jul 16, 1993 benefit of the doubt is another womaninjeopardy movie, which hollywood refer to as womjep or femjep. Benefit of the doubt over twenty years ago, karen amy irving, hide and seek delivered the testimony that sent her father frank donald sutherland, the mechanic to jail for murdering her mother. Benefit of the doubt blows a lot of its suspense in the opening title sequence, as we hear donald sutherland testifying before a parole board. Since the movie is billed as a thriller, and since his voice sounds sanctimonious but hollow, we know at once hes not sincere. Donald sutherland celebrity profile check out the latest donald sutherland photo.
This movie directed by jonathan heap whom known as an famous movie director and have directed many interesting movies with great story telling. Donald sutherland simple english wikipedia, the free. Benefit of the doubt is not really interested in any of that with sutherland killing people left and right and most disagreeably trying to fuck his daughter after killing her boyfriend. Benefit of the doubt 1993 a paroled wifekiller donald sutherland returns to his arizona daughter amy irving who helped convict him 22 years before. The trailer for benefit of the doubt1993 starring donald sutherland, amy irving, rider strong, christopher mcdonald, and graham greene. Donald mcnichol sutherland july 17, 1935 saint john, new brunswick, canada. A convicted wife murderer returns 22 year later to seek revenge on the daughter who help convict him. Grownup daughter irving, who testified against him in her mothers murder, wants to put a crimp in those plans since daddys new vision of family fondness frankly makes her stomach turn.
Road trip with donald sutherland and helen mirren the new. This is the complete filmography of actor donald sutherland filmography film. Donald sutherland list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Karen is a single mother who twenty years ago delivered the testimony that put her father frank donald sutherland behind bars for the murder of her mother. Tmdb filmanic is using the movie database api tmdb for certain functions, but is in no way supported or certified by tmdb. Donald sutherland, officer of the order of canada, and helen mirren, dame commander of the order of the british empire, were in town to talk about their movie the leisure seeker it opens. With donald sutherland, amy irving, rider strong, christopher mcdonald. Donald sutherland, amy irving, graham greene, christopher mcdonald, theodore bikel, ferdy mayne. Donald sutherland full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Desejo assassino 1993 six degress of separation br pt. Donald sutherland plays the dad, who loudly proclaims his innocence and keeps talking about the importance of the family unit.
May 25, 2014 at first i thought, this movie is called benefit of the doubt. Donald sutherland oc donald edward mcnichol sutherland, saint john. As he gradually works his way back into her life, things take a turn for the worse and now karen must decide whether to question franks intentions. As he gradually works his way back into her life, things take a turn for the worse and now karen must decide whether to question franks intentions or give him the benefit of the doubt. Get the best deals on donald sutherland film discs when you shop the largest online selection at. Eye of the needle laser videodisc movie rare 1977 warner sutherland 1981. Donald sutherlands best movies donald sutherland filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Im bann des zweifels is a 1993 englishlanguage german thriller film directed by jonathan heap and starring donald sutherland and amy irving it was released on july 16, 1993 in united states by miramax films, marking the first film to be released after being acquired by the walt disney company. Donald sutherlands best movies turner classic movies. Benefit of the doubt 1993 frank father the poky little puppys first christmas short 1992. I watched this thriller when it was released at the movie theaters and when more and more dvds were released after 2001, i kept searching for it, but never could find a copy.
Overview of benefit of the doubt, 1993, directed by jonathan heap, with donald sutherland, amy irving, rider strong, at turner classic movies. Actor 194 swimming with sharks tv series 2020 redmond 1 episode, 2020 the undoing. It is also one of those outonparole numbers, filled with the standard red herrings. Benefit of the doubt is a movie about a psychopath, done serving time for the murder of his wife, returns to avenge himself on the witness who put him away. Benefit of the doubt blows a lot of its suspense in the opening title sequence, as we hear donald sutherland testifying before a parole board, the strength of this country lies in the strength of its families. But when frank returns home to see his daughter after serving his time, he seems like a. The ambiguity would have been an interesting angle for a smarter movie than this. Donald mcnichol sutherland oc born july 17, 1935 is a canadian actor. It marks the directorial debut for producer jonathan heap. Donald sutherland can be seen tribute in the film three billboards outside ebbing, missouri, where sam rockwells character and his mom discuss him in a feature movie scene. Amy irving is the daughter, grown up to be a waitress in a topless. Road trip with donald sutherland and helen mirren the.
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