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A Balasaur Score of 43 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 14%, Metacritic 33/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,432 1990s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana and her lover are planning to murder Ned in an elaborate fashion so they can collect on his triple indemnity life insurance policy.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes14%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
174 audience votes
Key crew
- Carl ReinerDirector
- Richard GibbsOriginal Music Composer
- David O'MalleyWriter
Cast
- Armand AssanteNed Ravine
- Sherilyn FennLaura Lincolnberry
- Kate NelliganLana Ravine
- Sean YoungLola Cain
- Christopher McDonaldFrank Kelbo
- James RemarMax Shady
- Tony RandallJudge Skanky
- Clarence ClemonsClarence
- Keith CampbellMurder Investigator
- Michael CumpstyLaura's Husband
- Bob UeckerHimself
- Eartha KittTrial Judge
Stills
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Themes
spoofprivate detective