The read
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
While heading to the town where his sister, Marci, lives, big-city banker Bill Campbell is robbed by a woman who takes everything he has, including his clothes and a business document worth millions of dollars. Bill eventually reunites with Marci, who is in a tizzy because she thinks their stepfather has been killed. While trying to determine if his sister is right, Bill must also get back his valuable paperwork.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
59 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis VeberDirector
- Daniel GoldinWriter
- Joshua GoldinWriter
- Van Dyke ParksOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matthew BroderickBill Campbell
- Jeffrey JonesMatt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
- Heidi KlingSally
- John C. ReillyJim Jr.
- Marian MercerAnn Campbell Van Der Haven
- Larry HankinOfficer Darren
- David MarguliesMr. Buchenwald
- Courtney PeldonMarci Campbell
- Michael MonksJim Sr.
- Andrew BenneOfficer Larry
- Mickey JonesVirgil
- Nancy LenehanMiss Clayton
Stills
Themes
small townbeerwoodsmurder