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Synopsis
Before making their Oscar-winning film The Usual Suspects, director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie made their first film -- this low-budget independent feature and Grand Jury Prize winner at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. Public Access examines the power and dangers of mass media consumption upon a small-town community. Ron Marquette plays Whiley Pritcher, a stranger in the small community of Brewster, who lands a job as the host of a local public access call-in show. On his program he asks the simple question "What's wrong with Brewster?" and gets all manner of call-in complaints -- from discrimination at the school to political corruption at the town hall. Soon, Whiley becomes a local celebrity and an arbiter of public opinion. As his power grows, he makes a pact with Bob Hodges (Burt Williams), Brewster's mayor, and begins an affair with Rachel (Dina Brooks), the town librarian. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ron Marquette Whiley Pritcher
Larry Maxwell Jeff Abernathy
Brandon Boyce

Production Crew

Bruce Douglas Johnson Cinematographer
John Ottman Composer (Music Score)
Bryan Singer Director
John Ottman Editor
Kenneth Kokin Producer
Bryan Singer Screenwriter
Christopher McQuarrie Screenwriter
Year: 1993
Runtime: 87
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language, brief sexuality and violence
Category: Feature

Genre
Thriller

Color type
Deluxe

Sound
Ultra-Stereo

Produced by
Cinemabeam

Release
by Vanguard

Awards
1992 - Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic - Sundance Film Festival