Criminal Law

A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he agrees to again defend him... much to the consternation of his friends. However, he explains that by being his attorney he will be better able to catch the man in a mistake... and on this the rest of the film develops, with the killer playing a cat and mouse game with the attorney until, at last, they both must recognize that they are not all that different.

Genres:

Drama, Thriller, Romance

Release:

Apr 28, 1989

Production:

Hemdale Film Corporation , Northwood Productions

Casts:

Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young, Joe Don Baker, Sean McCann, Ron Lea, Michael Sinelnikoff, Karen Woolridge, Ali Giron, Rob Roy, Terrence Labrosse, Barbara Jones, Jeannie Walker, Tyrone Benskin, Johnny Cuthbert, Claire Rodger, Rebecca Hall, Tracy Ray, Bill Haughland, Howard Schwartz, Mitzumi Takahashi, Carolyn Davine, Ilana Linden, Andrew Johnston, Anna MacCormack, Irene Kessler, James Rae, David Gow, Susan Glover, Richard Jutras, Aidan Devine, Robert Parson, Sam Le Marquand, Lois Dellar, Linda Rona, Mike Bucci, Elizabeth Shepherd