The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
A young jury member becomes infatuated with Leslie, a troubled teenager and former homecoming princess, who became a follower of Charles Manson's cult and is now on trial for murder.
Ratings
IMDb4.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Reginald HarkemaDirector
- Reginald HarkemaWriter
Cast
- Kristen HagerLeslie
- Gregory SmithPerry
- Ryan RobbinsCharlie / Leslie's Dad
- Peter MacNeillJudge
- Kaniehtiio HornKatie
- Anjelica ScannuraSadie
- Don McKellarProsecutor
- Kristin AdamsDorothy
- Tracy WrightLeslie's Mom
- Peter KeleghanWalter
- Travis MilneBobby
- Tom BarnettDefense Attorney
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Themes
hippiecultteenage girlchemical engineerparallel livesparallel storycasual sexjury trialmanson family murdersmurder trial1960s