Eye for an Eye

Year:

1996

Duration:

101 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

John Schlesinger

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-01-12

Filming Locations: 451 S. Main St., Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Gross: $26,792,700 (USA) Filming Dates 10 April 1995 - 25 June 1995 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Iris Klein

Sally Field

Karen McCann

Ed Harris

Mack McCann

Olivia Burnette

Julie McCann

Alexandra Kyle

Megan McCann

Kiefer Sutherland

Robert Doob

Joe Mantegna

Det. Sgt. Denillo

Beverly D'Angelo

Dolly Green

Darrell Larson

Peter Green

Charlayne Woodard

Angel Kosinsky

Philip Baker Hall

Sidney Hughes

Keith David

Martin

Wanda Acuna

Hispanic Housewife

Geoffrey Rivas

Hispanic Housewife's Husband

Armin Shimerman

Judge Arthur Younger

Natalija Nogulich

Susan Juke (as Natalia Nogulich)

Nicholas Cascone

Dist. Atty. Howard Bolinger

Stella Garcia

Maria

Justine Johnston

Aunt Flo McCann

Wayne Pére

Gene Forest, French Teacher

Joan Crowe

Michelle

Ross Bagley

Sean Kosinsky

Jane Morris

County Clerk

Cynthia Rothrock

Martial Arts Instructor

Bobby J. Foxworth

Man Following Karen

Manny Rodriguez

Gun Instructor

Michael Podwal

Pilates Instructor

Sierra Pecheur

Teacher

Zack Eginton

Obnoxious Boy

Kim Kim

Shopkeeper

A.C. Weary

Newscaster

Brenda Smith

Waitress

Ron Dean

Detective at McCann House

David Courier

Policeman at Crime Scene

Ellis Williams

Policeman at Crime Scene (as Ellis E. Williams)

David Barrera

Precinct Officer

Scott Waara

Detective

Tom Lillard

Bailiff

Angela Paton

Moderator

Donal Logue

Tony

William Mesnik

Albert Gratz

Rondi Reed

Regina Gratz

Cherie Franklin

Parent of Murdered Children Group #1

Francesca P. Roberts

Parent of Murdered Children Group #2

Marie Chambers

Parent of Murdered Children Group #3

Rolando Molina

Parent of Murdered Children Group #4

Ernie Vincent

Parent of Murdered Children Group #5

Teddy Vincent

Parent of Murdered Children Group #6

Minnie Summers Lindsey

Parent of Murdered Children Group #7

Michael B. Silver

Assistant (as Michael Buchman Silver)

Eric Morris

Columnist

Jeremy Eynon

Office Staff

Fort Atkinson

Angry Man

Evelyn Parke

9-1-1 Caller

Dolores Velázquez

Hispanic Woman

Pablo Velazquez

Hispanic Man

Patricia Belcher

Quarreling Woman

Alesia Jones

Quarreling Woman

Maurice Sherbanee

TV Salesman

Bob Clendenin

Hotel Clerk

Larry Polson

Yelling Man

Sharon D. Chase

Mourner

Janet Dey

Mourner

Buzz Barbee

Mourner

Nino Polito

Mourner

Victoria Charters

Mourner (uncredited)

Jack Janda

Tony, the Doorman (uncredited)

Peter Kent

Detective #2 (uncredited)

David R. Maier

Crime Scene Officer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

According to Kiefer Sutherland, while filming the rape scene with young Olivia Burnette, he had to stop several times to regain himself and refrain from getting sick.

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'Jamie Lee Curtis' was originally cast as Karen Newman, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with House Arrest (1996).

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In the book, Karen's last name is Neuman instead of McCann

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Goofs

In the opening bathroom scene, reflected in the convex mirror that Karen bumps.

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In the other rape scene in the film, the Spanish woman is being assaulted on the table. When Kiefer Sutherland flips her over and she is facing down, the camera breaks to a different point of view and in the mirror reflection, she is clearly on her back again, legs kicking in the air. Then with another cutback she prone, face down on the table.

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Towards the end of the movie, after Karen has shot Robert Doob and the police are there, her husband enters the house and sees Robert Doob, dead on the floor being zipped in a black body bag with a white sheet over him. A few seconds later, you see Karen and her husband sitting on the couch, consoling each other and in the background a body is being wheeled out on a stretcher with only a white sheet draped over it.

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Quotes

Karen McCann: Why don't you offer him a candy bar and maybe he will confess?

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Megan McCann: Look mom! That's my friend from the playhouse!

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Robert Doob: Tough titty said the kitty, but the milk's still good.

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Faq

Q

What is the song playing in the background of Doob's apartment?

A

It is "Shining Road" by the Cranes. They hail from Portsmouth, England and take their name from the huge dock cranes which dominate the horizon. Although originally formed in the 80s, they met with their greatest successes in the 90s.

Q

How does the movie end?

A

Doob breaks into Karen's house and finds her in the shower, only to see a towel hanging there. He turns around to find Karen pointing a gun at him. They fight, falling down the stairs in the process. Karen reaches the bottom first, finds her gun, and shoots five bullets into him. She calls the police. While questioning her, Detective Denillo (Joe Mantegna) lets her know that he knows what she has done. "Prove it," Karen replies. When asked by a colleague what he thinks, Denillo chalks it up to a clear case of self-defense. Mack returns home and holds Karen's hand, also knowing what she has done. In the final scene, Doob's body is removed from the house.

Q

How did Angel know what Karen was planning?

A

During one of the grief sessions, Angel (Charlayne Woodard) saw Karen speaking to Sidney Hughes (Philip Baker Hall).

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