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Synopsis
Based on a real-life 1983 incident, The Accused tells the story of Sarah Tobias (Jodie Foster), a working-class party girl who likes to live it up with her friends and flirt hard with the guys. After a fight with her boyfriend, she heads to a local bar to cool down -- and after a few drinks, plus some dancing and flirting, she finds herself thrown on top of a pinball machine and gang-raped by a bunch of locals, while others watch and cheer the proceedings. District attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) takes Sarah's case but quickly negotiates a plea bargain in which the attackers' charges are reduced to reckless endangerment. Her reason: defense attorneys could use Sarah's not-so-pretty past to paint her as "asking for it," getting their clients off completely. But a stunned Sarah accuses Murphy of selling her out, and when the lawyer sees how the incident continues to destroy Sarah's life, she decides she must seek true justice. This time, she goes after the crowd of onlookers for "criminal solicitation" -- those who were egging the rapists on. Foster won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Cast

Steve Antin Bob Joiner
Carmen Argenziano Paul Rudolph
Woody Brown Danny Ruskin
Bernie Coulson Kenneth Joyce
Ann Hearn Sally Frazer
Allan Lysell Al Massi
Kelly McGillis Kathryn Murphy
Tom O'Brien Larry
Leo Rossi Cliff Albrecht
Peter van Norden Attorney Ted Paulson
Jodie Foster Sarah Tobias
Tom O'Brien Larry

Production Crew

Sheila Haley Art Director
Jack Roe Associate Producer
Julie Selzer Casting
Michelle Allen Casting
Sally Dennison Casting
Ralf Bode Cinematographer
Sherry Lansing Co-producer
Stanley Jaffe Co-producer
Brad Fiedel Composer (Music Score)
Trish Keating Costume Designer
Jonathan Kaplan Director
Jerry Greenberg Editor
Jerry Greenberg Editor
O. Nicholas Brown Editor
David W. Rose First Assistant Director
Rob Young Musical Direction/Supervision
Sherry Lansing Producer
Stanley Jaffe Producer
Richard Kent Wilcox Production Designer
Tom Topor Screenwriter
Barry W. Brolly Set Designer
Rob Young Sound/Sound Designer
Kerrie Cullen Stunts
Year: 1988
Runtime: 110
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
Alpha Cine Color

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Jaffe-Lansing Productions
Paramount

Release
October 14, 1988 (USA)
by Paramount

Awards
1988 - 10 Best Films - National Board of Review
1988 - 10 Best Films - National Board of Review
1989 - In Competition - Berlin International Film Festival