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The Accused

7.1

Released October 14, 1988Runtime 1h 51min

The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.

Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Jaffe-Lansing

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Jodie FosterSarah Tobias

Kelly McGillisKathryn Murphy

Bernie CoulsonKen Joyce

Leo RossiCliff 'Scorpion' Albrect

Ann HearnSally Fraser

Carmen ArgenzianoD.A. Paul Rudolph

Steve AntinBob Joiner

Tom O'BrienLarry

Peter Van NordenAttorney Paulsen

Terry David MulliganLieutenant Duncan

Woody BrownDanny

Scott PaulinAttorney Wainwright

Kim KondrashoffKurt

Stephen E. MillerPolito

Tom HeatonBartender Jesse

Andrew KavadasDefendant Matt Haines

Tom McBeathDefendant Stu Holloway

Rose WeaverNurse

Linda DarlowRape Center Woman

Veena SoodWoman Orderly

Allan LysellAssistant D.A. Massi

Antony HollandPlea Bargain Lawyer

Kevin McNultyPlea Bargain Lawyer

Jerry WassermanPlea Bargain Lawyer

Barney O'SullivanTrial Judge

Christianne HirtAngela

Frances FlanaganMrs. Albrect

Marsha AndrewsTV Commentator

Mike WinlawTV Commentator

Pamela MartinTV Commentator

Walter MarshBail Hearing Judge

Deryl HayesCourt Officer

E. Andrea KlannCourt Reporter

Bryan JohnsonBailiff

Dana StillJury Foreman

Denalda WilliamsSarah's Mother on Phone (voice)

Babs ChulaWoman Lawyer

Peter BibbyDinner Party Date

Rebecca Toolan911 Operator

Stephen DimopoulosComplaining Customer

Laurie O'ByrneComplaining Customer

Freda PerryReceptionist

John H. CoxPoliceman

Jim BedardSecond Bartender

Kirsten KeaneSally's Daughter

David SheridanSally's Son

Garry ChalkCourthouse Reporter

Garwin SanfordCourthouse Reporter

Gloria LeeCourthouse Reporter

Stephen Brent LambertCourthouse Reporter

Matt LaFleurCourthouse Reporter

Michele GoodgerCourthouse Reporter

Scott WaldenRecord Store Clerk

Jim BrowningSecond Bailiff (uncredited)

David Paul Hewitt WhiteHockey Fan (uncredited)

Crew

Jonathan KaplanDirector

Lara FoxScript Supervisor

David W. RoseFirst Assistant Director

Patrice LeungSecond Assistant Director

Paul EtheringtonAdditional Second Assistant Director

Wendy ChesalThird Assistant Director

Tom ToporScreenplay

Stanley R. JaffeProducer

Jack RoeAssociate Producer

Sally DennisonCasting

Tammy OatesProduction Coordinator

Julie SelzerCasting

Sherry LansingProducer

Warren CarrProduction Manager

Colleen NystedtLocation Manager

Scott WaldenAssistant Location Manager

Lynn ElstonAccountant

Don PetrieProduction Accountant

Michelle AllenLocal Casting

Nancy B. BlackExtras Casting Coordinator

Patrick RushCasting Assistant

Coreen MayrsCasting Assistant

Emilia WagnerAssistant Production Coordinator

Carol SchaferProducer's Assistant

Carol MannProducer's Assistant

Trisha O'BrienProducer's Assistant

Gloria LeeProduction Assistant

Michael ProvostProduction Assistant

Robert LeeProduction Assistant

Deborah WallachADR Editor

Sandy CooperMakeup Department Head

Sheila HaleyArt Direction

Barry W. BrollySet Decoration

Ira SpiegelSound Editor

Paul BirkettCamera Operator

Louis BertiniSound Editor

Allan K. RosenSupervising Music Editor

Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer

Richard WilcoxProduction Design

Michael KirchbergerSupervising Sound Editor

Gerald B. GreenbergEditor

Kerrie CullenStunt Coordinator

Sherry Linder-GygliHair Department Head

Ralf D. BodeDirector of Photography

Neil L. KaufmanSound Editor

Gary PallerSpecial Effects Supervisor

Debbie GeaghanCostume Supervisor

Mike RennisonConstruction Foreman

Bitty O'Sullivan-SmithSound Editor

Richard G. MasonAdditional Camera

Rod ParkhurstAdditional Camera

Peter F. WoesteAdditional Camera

Douglas CraikFirst Assistant Camera

John SprungmanSecond Assistant Camera

Theo EglsederAdditional First Assistant Camera

Rob McEwanStill Photographer

Peter StursbergCamera Trainee

Michael O'ConnorAssistant Set Decoration

Kim MooneyDraughtsman

Lawrence F. PevecGraphic Designer

Alan HoffmanStoryboard Artist

Grant SwainProperty Master

Kent HawryliwAssistant Property Master

Hope CatonSet Decoration Buyer

Elizabeth WilcoxSet Decoration Buyer

Faye ThorpSet Dresser

Gordon BrunnerSet Dresser

Richard H. FahlmanSet Dresser

Dan HanenSet Dresser

Trish KeatingCostume Designer

Tish MonaghanAssistant Costume Designer

Tony MorelliStunts

Diana PattersonCostumer

Grace KeatingCostumer

Maria TaipaleCostumer

Rob YoungSound Mixer

Graham CrowellBoom Operator

Tim BoyleScoring Mixer

Brad FiedelOrchestrator

Shirley WalkerConductor

Tara TimponeFirst Assistant Editor

Michael SmithFirst Assistant Editor

Harriet FidlowADR Editor

Dan KorintusAssistant Sound Editor

Ken ElutoAssistant Sound Editor

Leo TrombettaAssistant Sound Editor

Elizabeth SchwartzAssistant Sound Editor

Kristine BulakowskiAssistant Sound Editor

Paul P. SoucekApprentice Sound Editor

Gregg LandakerSound Re-Recording Mixer

Sergio ReyesSound Re-Recording Mixer

Elliot TysonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Rick DiorSound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary RitchieSound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert NicholsSound Re-Recording Mixer

Marko CostanzoFoley Artist

Tim HoganKey Grip

John L. BrownDolly Grip

Oliver BergGrip

Rob BojeckGrip

Avo LivaGreensman

Les ErskineChief Lighting Technician

Barry DonlevyAssistant Chief Lighting Technician

John HelmeLighting Technician

Peter BorkentLighting Technician

Dale 'Tiny' GarrisonLighting Technician

Richard BuckmasterGenerator Operator

Jo-Anne Smith-OjeilAssistant Makeup Artist

Beverly K. SewersAssistant Hairstylist

Roy SchulzSpecial Effects Assistant

Brigitte ProchaskaUnit Publicist

Geoffrey AbramsTechnical Advisor

David WillsonConstruction Coordinator

Dean WillsonCarpenter

Peter NicolCarpenter

R.M. StrananCarpenter

Kim BrownLead Painter

Scott IrvineTransportation Coordinator

Dennis HouserTransportation Captain

George A. GrieveTransportation Co-Captain

Terry HaggarColor Timer

David W. GrayDolby Consultant

Wayne BeckerDriver

Rod BeechDriver

Bob DennettDriver

Larry HafichukDriver

Ron JamesDriver

Dale JohnsonDriver

Wayne JohnsonDriver

Mitch LaFleurDriver

Bill McCurraughDriver

Murray MillsDriver

Terry NewtonDriver

Mike PorohowskiDriver

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Reviews

We start this film with the image of a young woman, half dressed, running in the rain screaming for help. It turns out she is "Sarah" (Jodie Foster) and after a passer-by takes her to hospital we learn that she has been gang raped in the games room of a bar. Deputy DA "Murphy" (Kelly McGillis) is a...