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a classic
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As a deep admirer of JF this film is one of the most difficult I have ever had to watch. I've seen the rape scene exactly once and that was more than enough. The scene with Tobias (Jodie Foster) in the ER, after the rape, I'm stuck somewhere between heartbreak for her and revulsion for the circumstances. She looks so incredibly frail and was... read more
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Sarah Tobias played by Jodie Foster goes out for a night of fun at a bar but things go bad and she ends up getting raped by 3 men. So A.D.A Kathryn Murphy played by Kelly McGillis takes on her case and promises not only to put the rapists away but also the men who cheered it on. This movie is an emotional rollercoaster Jodie Foster puts on one the best performan... read more
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Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020
Academy Awards nominated performances I've seen (363 movies items)"1989 - Winner Jodie Foster - Best Actress in a Leading Role as Sarah Tobias"
Favorite Drama Films: 1988-1989 (93 movies items)" Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan Produced by: Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing, and Jack Roe Written by: Tom Kopol Cinematography: Rafe D. Rode Edited by: Jerry Greenberg and O. Nicholas Brown Music by: Brad Fidel Distributed by: Paramount Pictures"
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Jodie Foster Films Viewed by Kathy (33 movies items)" Director: Jonathan Kaplan Starring: Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan, Woody Brown, Scott Paulin and Kim Kondrashoff An evening at a local bar turns violent when three men push a woman onto a pool table and rape her - as many of the bar's patrons cheer them on. When she learns that the rapists have plea-bargained their way into a lesser charge, the woman and her lawyer take a novel approac"
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“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. First of all, for Jodie Foster, this movie was a huge milestone. Indeed, even though she had some success as a child actor, she struggled during most of the 80’s and it is finally with this movie that she started to be taken seriously as an adult actor. Eventually, she would even win her 1st Academy Award and would win another one only a few years later with ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ securing her A list status for good. Concerning the movie itself, it was pretty good and Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis were both solid but, somehow, the whole thing didn’t completely convince me. Indeed, in my opinion, it was far from being really subtle (in fact, Jodie Foster thought at fi” read more
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