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Primal Fear

Year:

1996

Duration:

129 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Gregory Hoblit

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 12 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-04-03

Filming Locations: Ballroom, Park Plaza Hotel - 607 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $30,000,000

Gross: $56,059,267 (USA) (18 August 1996)

Cast

Actor

Character

Richard Gere

Martin Vail

Laura Linney

Janet Venable

John Mahoney

Shaughnessy

Alfre Woodard

Shoat

Frances McDormand

Molly

Edward Norton

Aaron

Terry O'Quinn

Bud Yancy

Andre Braugher

Tommy Goodman

Steven Bauer

Joey Pinero

Joe Spano

Abel Stenner

Tony Plana

Martinez

Stanley Anderson

Archbishop Rushman

Maura Tierney

Naomi Chance

Jon Seda

Alex

Reg Rogers

Jack Connerman

Kenneth Tigar

Weil

Brian Reddy

Woodside

Christopher Carroll

M.C.

Wendy Cutler

Lou

Ron O.J. Parson

Turner

Sigrid K. Zahner

Vail's Secretary

Diann Burns

WLS Anchor

Linda Yu

WLS Anchor

Andy Shaw

WLS Location Reporter

Mary Ann Childers

WBBM Anchor

Lester Holt

WBBM Anchor (as Lester D. Holt)

Sylvia Gomez

WBBM Location Reporter

Jon Duncanson

WBBM Location Reporter

David Eckert

WGN Anchor

Robert Jordan

WGN Anchor

Joanie Lum

WGN Location Reporter

Randy Salerno

WGN Location Reporter

Kyle Colerider-Krugh

Postman

Joseph Luis Caballero

Joe

Randall Slavin

Young Boy

Mike Bacarella

Sergeant

Turk Muller

Precinct Jailer

Joseph F. Kosala

Cop (as Joe Kosala)

Lenny Wilson

Bartender

Peter Schreiner

Bailiff

Joseph R. Ryan

Old Man

Azalea Davila

Linda

Wayne Wright

Court Clerk

Tony Fitzpatrick

Duty Officer

Clarence Williams Jr.

Arresting Cop

Rosalie V. Lewis

Stenographer

Dwight Brad Dyer

Prison Guard

Larry Cook

Pilot

Bob Kenney

Pilot

Mike Boss

Cop (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

James Marsden was considered for the role of Aaron Stampler.

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Danny Masterson auditioned to play Aaron.

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According to the Blu-ray behind the scenes information, the ending exposition was running over 6 pages, and the writers realized that would take far too long. Richard Gere and Edward Norton began to improv with it - encouraged by the director and writer - and pared the scene down to less than 2 pages with a much crisper ending.

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Goofs

The Chicago PD officers in the film are shown wearing American flags on the right shoulders of their uniforms. Chicago PD uniforms display the flag of the city of Chicago on the right shoulder.

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At the original interview, Dr. Molly asks Aaron "How did you meet?" and then she asks "What was the relationship like?". When Marty is watching the interview tape, Dr. Molly, after asking "How did you meet?" says "Doing what?".

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The blood at the scene of the murder (where Mr.Vail comes in some days after the murder), and the blood on Aaron's sneakers, shown in the court, should be brown, because some time has passed and blood coagulates. When blood coagulates it turns from red to brown.

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Quotes

Marty: On my first day of law school, my professor says two things. First was; "From this day forward, when your mother tells you she loves you - get a second opinion."

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Roy: Mr. Vail?

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Marty: You either run for office or you wind up a judge. Why become an umpire when you can play ball?

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