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Jagged Edge

Year:

1985

Duration:

108 min

Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Mystery | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Richard Marquand

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1985-10-04

Filming Locations: 1761 Potrero Road, Hidden Valley, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $15,000,000

Opening Weekend: $4,094,091 (USA) (6 October 1985)

Gross: $40,500,000 (USA)£2,450,000 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Phyllis Applegate

Maria Mayenzet

Page Forrester

Peter Coyote

Thomas Krasny

Dave Austin

Policeman

Richard Partlow

Policeman

Lance Henriksen

Frank Martin

William Allen Young

Greg Arnold

Ben Hammer

Dr. Goldman

Jeff Bridges

Jack Forrester

James Karen

Andrew Hardesty

Sanford Jensen

Scott Talbot

Woody Eney

Austin Lofton

Al Ruscio

Carl Siegal

Sharon Hanian

Assistant D.A.

Sarah Cunningham

First Judge

Glenn Close

Teddy Barnes

Ann Walker

Ms. Barnes' Secretary

James Winkler

Ted Fitzpatrick (as James Winker)

Bruce French

Richard Duffin

Brandon Call

David Barnes

Christina Hutter

Jenny Barnes

John Furlong

Butler

Karen Wonnell

Stablehand

Sharon Madden

City Editor

Guy Boyd

Matthew Barnes

Robert Loggia

Sam Ransom

Michael Dorn

Dan Hislan

John Clark

Dr. Holloway

Louis Giambalvo

Fabrizi

John Dehner

Judge Carrigan

David Wiley

Court Clerk

Leigh Taylor-Young

Virginia Howell

Jay Crimp

Ms. Barnes' Assistant

Mike Mitchell

Bailiff

Diane Erickson

Eileen Avery

Marshall Colt

Bobby Slade

Walter Brooke

Duane Bendix

Karen Austin

Julie Jensen

Bill Gratton

Jury Foreman

Joyce Shank

TV Interviewer

Dean Webber

Newscaster

John X. Heart

Reporter

Brenda Huggins

Reporter

Richard Marion

Reporter

Edwina Moore

Reporter

Sue Rihr

Reporter

Suzanne Lodge

Reporter

Judith Siegfried

Reporter

Sally Train

Reporter

Abigail Van Alyn

Reporter

Terry Wills

Reporter

Biff Yeager

Reporter

Did you know?

Trivia

The make, model and color of the old manual typewriter was a black 1942 Corona typewriter.

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Some weeks after Siskel and Ebert had reviewed the movie on their show, they returned to the movie to address complaints of those who unable to recognize the face of the killer in the last scene, so they gave their viewers time to turn down the sound and then explained who the killer was.

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The character that the manual typewriter always mis-typed was a raised lower-case letter "t".

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Goofs

During the final court day scene, Teddy Barnes' clothes change. This is because this scene was originally shot as two separate days, but were later edited into one final court day.

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When Teddy returns to her place after the prosecution calls a witness not on their list, the folder is/isn't in her hand.

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After the verdict, Jack is talking to the press. Teddy leaves the court and walks behind the gathering of press. When Teddy gets home and views the press footage, she is not visible in the footage, furthermore, several extras are who weren't in the original shot.

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Quotes

Thomas Krasny: He told you, didn't he? *He* told you! What did he do? Did he phone you? Send you anonymous notes?

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Teddy Barnes: Sam! He didn't do it!

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Thomas Krasny: The guy had a rap sheet as long as my dick.

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Faq

Is there an alternate ending for this movie?

Although several people claim to have seen an alternate ending for this movie by the time it was released in cinemas, back in 1985, there's no actual prove that the studio shot or released any ending different from the one we saw in the picture. Also, writer Joe Eszterhas said in his book that he fought to keep the original ending, the one that shows Jack Forrester as the killer. According to some viewers, in the alternate ending, the tennis pro Bobby Slade is the killer and Jack Forrester is the one who comes later to rescue Teddy, instead of Sam. It's possible that some viewers got confused and mixed the characters faces, creating this "urban legend".

What does the title refer to?

The title "Jagged Edge" refers to a murder weapon, a hunting knife with a blade that has a serrated (or jagged) edge.

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