The movie jagged edge holds itself together pretty well until the final fifteen minutes and then just falls apart like a house of cards. Ending spoiler for jagged edge 1985, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Jagged edge is getting a remake starring halle berry. An urban folklore exists that suggests that there was an alternate ending that. In the end, teddy is able to discredit krasny and free forrester. Thats the plot of jagged edge, which i just watched on netflix.
Her husband jack is devastated by the crime but soon finds himself accused of her murder. The machinery in this movie is so efficient that we dont know the answer until the very last shot and ill be getting back to that last shot in a moment. Its a classic thriller, penned by basic instinct sreenwriter joe eszterhas. An urban folklore exists that suggests that there was an alternate ending that alters the identity of the killer.
Jagged edge has quietly been making hit records and selling millions of albums. Ive seen the jeff bridgesglenn close movie numerous times. Oct 30, 2010 thats the plot of jagged edge, which i just watched on netflix. Jagged edge soundtrack from 1985, composed by john barry. May 31, 2019 jagged edge 1985 film jeff bridges has been married for over 40 years and what he has to say about his wife is beautiful duration. Betrayed is a film that left me in turmoil, torn between the strong sympathies i felt for the characters and the fundamental doubts i had about the plot. And that kind of conflict raises basic questions, such as. Jagged edge best man off the album jagged little thrill by whomikejones01.
Nov 10, 1985 the investigator mutters an obscenity about the dead man, and the movie ends as he and close leave the room, the camera resting on a closeup of the hand holding the knife with the jagged edge. San francisco heiress page forrester is brutally murdered in her remote beach house. Highpriced defense lawyer glenn close takes the case, falling in love with bridges in the process. From the director of return of the jedi, jagged edge is one of the best. Movie jagged edge is very well done thriller with excellent characterizations of a sociopath, played by bridges, and a smart but gullible woman, played by close. After the commencing of the investigation, her widower husband finds himself as. The secretary found jagged edge in the description of the murder weapon. Jagged edge soundtrack finale end credits duration. Jagged edge appears to have had a mostly positive reception upon release roger ebert gave it a 3. As they work together, barnes and forrester end up having an affair, which. Watch jagged edge online stream full movie directv. Though it starts with style and assurance, the jagged edge quickly descends into a mass of inconsistencies, cavernous plot holes, and neanderthal behavior on the part of the smartest characters.
When his wife is brutally murdered, san francisco newspaper mogul jeff bridges is the prime suspect. The investigator mutters an obscenity about the dead man, and the movie ends as he and close leave the room, the camera resting on a closeup of the hand holding the knife with the jagged edge. Jagged edge 1985 film jeff bridges has been married for over 40 years and what he has to say about his wife is beautiful duration. In the end spoiler, jeff bridges character the passionate, dashing, yet murderous, editor. An alternate ending does not exist, but the original ending was indeed refilmed, when the initial release audience complained that the face of the killer was not clearly shown. Jagged edge 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jagged edge 2006 cast and crew lawyer teddy barnes reluctantly takes up the case of publisher jack forrester, who is accused of murdering his wife for her money. Bigname screenwriter joe eszterhas followup to flashdance, jagged edge was directed by richard marquand, who had previously lensed return of the jedi. Its shocking, twist ending made primal fear 1996 a big box office hit and earned norton, in his screen debut, an oscar. San francisco is the setting for the criminal legal drama jagged edge 1985, which takes as its subject matter the murdering of an heiress named page forrester, played by maria mayenzet. Its jagged edge, a razorsharp suspense thriller about crime, punishment and.
The cutting edge 1010 movie clip because i love you 1992. Lawyer teddy barnes reluctantly takes up the case of publisher jack forrester, who is accused of murdering his wife for her money. This articles tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia. Jagged edge is a movie like that, a murder thriller that dangles one clue after another before our eyes, daring us to decide who committed the murder. Best mistakes best pictures new this month best comedy quotes most mistakes questions movie quote quiz imdb top 250 best of 2020 jagged edge 1985 2 mistakes. Jagged edge 1985 james higgins 20091122 very taut thriller, but it does have some rather large holes in the plot, and it does go too extreme and off the deep end. A suspenseful thrillerdrama, jagged edge didnt blow me away but it kept me guessing until the end and its worth watching if you enjoy murder mysteries.
Jagged edge is a 1985 american neonoir courtroom drama erotic thriller film written by joe eszterhas and directed by richard marquand. Jagged edge nude scenes 10 images and 4 videos including appearances from glenn close maria mayenzet. Jagged edge is a 1985 film about a defense attorney who falls in love with her defendant, who may or may not have brutally murdered his wife directed by richard marquand and written by joe eszterhas. Granted, the plot seems to be something that weve often. Though it starts with style and assurance, the jagged edge quickly descends into a mass of inconsistencies, cavernous plot holes, and neanderthal. Fatal attraction 28 movie clip a married man 1987 hd. Homecoming vengeance et seduction film dhorreur en francais 2018 mischa barton, matt long. Jagged edge 1985 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Released by varese sarabande in 1985 bcl 6001 containing music from jagged edge 1985. You can absolutely feel the attraction to a slick, handsome, polished man with a sophisticated manner of speech, even. He hires lawyer teddy barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasnt handled a criminal case for many years. Eszterhas and director richard marquand would still get to use the original title when they collaborated again on 1987s hearts of fire 1987. Here were people i believed in, involved in a story that no one could believe in. The film stars glenn close, jeff bridges, peter coyote and robert loggia who was nominated for the academy award for best supporting actor for his role.
Jun 28, 2012 available on dvd through au a grisly homicide. Parts of jagged edge were shot onlocation in san francisco, whose city hall provides the films courtroom exteriors. In the 1985 film, jack forrester bridges is accused of murdering his. Come to think of it, perhaps the inanities of the plot will get to you a little. Movies like jagged edge if you like jagged edge you are looking for tense, suspenseful and twists and turns movies about with murder, courtroom, lawyer, mystery, crime, danger and crimes themes of drama, mystery and thriller genre shot in usa. How could the characters themselves, who seem so intelligent, believe their own story.
Jagged edge nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. The investigator mutters an obscenity about the dead man, and the movie ends as he and close leave the room, the camera resting on a closeup of. As the trial develops, she is kept guessing right to the very last minute as to whether jack is an innocent man or a cunning, manipulative murderer. The performances are good and the plot is watertight, as a whodunit. I just got back from watching jagged edge, the glenn close jeff bridges. This reminded me of the hitchcock movie stagefright, in.
In the end spoiler, jeff bridges character the passionate, dashing, yet murderous, editor is found innocent. He hires lawyer teddy barnes to defend him, despite the fact she hasnt handled a criminal. April 9, 2018 jagged edge is getting a remake starring halle berry more 80s remakes are coming our way, now in the legal subgenre. In the original release, the unmasked killers face was shown for eighteen. The totally contrived as well as unrealistic ending hits the viewer like a solid punch right in the stomach and knocks all the wind out of him or her. Jagged edge before screenwriter joe eszterhas wrote the ridiculous showgirls, he crafted some entertaining if porous thrillers along the lines of the 1985 jagged edge, a taut mystery about an attorney glenn close who defends a newspaper publisher jeff bridges accused of murder. With jeff bridges, glenn close, peter coyote, robert loggia. Jagged edge, because the film does succeed in making its ending unpredictableeven though an unresolved ending would have been better. John barry jagged edge soundtrack finaleend credits.
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