poster

1997

R (04/04/1997) (US)

Horror, Thriller, Drama

1h 27m

38

User Score

Beneath the surface, nothing is what it seems.

Overview

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.

1997

38

User Score

R (04/04/1997) (US)

Horror, Thriller, Drama

1h 27m

Beneath the surface, nothing is what it seems.

Overview

A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.

Cast

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Peter Crane

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Reverend Carlyle

Dee Wallace

Dee Wallace

Heather Crane

Kyle Howard

Kyle Howard

Zach Crane

James Coburn

James Coburn

Frank Jove

Arlene Golonka

Arlene Golonka

Melanie Jove

D. Paul Thomas

D. Paul Thomas

Sheriff Joe Carlton

Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Mayor Harley Dunbar

Patrick Thomas

Patrick Thomas

Toby Carlyle (as Pat Thomas)

Clive Rosengren

Clive Rosengren

Jacob MacIntire

Valerie Wildman

Valerie Wildman

Belinda Dunbar

George Buck Flower

George Buck Flower

Jerry Grommer (as Buck Flower)

Jennifer Rhodes

Jennifer Rhodes

Mrs. Gallway