Perfect Witness

TV Movie
1989
R
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

511

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Brian Dennehy and Aidan Quinn in Perfect Witness (1989)

Crime Drama Thriller

A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.

Director
- Robert Mandel
Writers
- Terry Curtis Fox
- Ron Hutchinson
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

511

YOUR RATING

Director
- Robert Mandel
Writers
- Terry Curtis Fox
- Ron Hutchinson
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, and Delroy Lindo appeared in The Exonerated (2005).

Connections
Featured in The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)

Soundtracks
Midnight at the Oasis
Written by David Nichtern
Performed by Maria Muldaur

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Featured review

3/10

Deteriorating Characters = Downer

This kept my interest for over halfway but then story began to get a little too depressing and the language got offensive and the whole thing just sort of collapsed. Near the end, I could care less what happened.

I am used to hearing actor Brian Dennehy's verbal blasphemy. He's one of the worst of all times in that regard, abusing the Lord's name in vain, but it was disappointing to see Aiden Quinn's character, "Sam Paxton," slowly deteriorate. He was likable most of the way, and then started to cop an attitude. What happened to Stockard Channing's character "Liz" also was disappointing.

Overall, too much of a downer to recommend.