Defenseless

– A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband -- her lover -- has been sla..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Defenseless (1991)

A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband -- her lover -- has been slain.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

23 Aug 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writer:

James Cresson (story), Jeff Burkhart (story), James Cresson (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Barbara Hershey, Sam Shepard, Mary Beth Hurt, J.T. Walsh

Plot:

The lawyer Thelma "T.K." Knudsen Katwuller is having a love affair with her client, Steven Seldes, accused of making under-age porn movies through the Blue Screen Production. When T.K. meets her old college friend Ellie Seldes, she finds that she is Steven's wife and Ellie invites T.K. to have dinner with her family at her home. T.K. decides to break-up with Steven and he asks her to meet him in his office. While waiting for Steven, T.K. finds that he owns the Blue Screen Production and had lied to her. The next morning, Ellie is arrested and accused of murdering her husband and Ellie hires T.K. to defend her. Detective Beutel feels that something is missing in the case.

Production:

Live Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.8/10