Deliberate Intent (2000)
Movie Info
In the early '90s, someone broke into a suburban Washington, D.C., home and shot and killed a woman and a nurse at close range, and then disconnected the woman's handicapped son's breathing tube. The grim tragedy became headlines when the divorced father, music industry insider Lawrence Horn (James McDaniel), now living in Hollywood, was accused of hiring a Detroit hit man James Perry (Clark Johnson) to do the job. First Amendment/free speech scholar Rod Smolla (Timothy Hutton) is brought into the case not to help convict Horn and Perry, but to find the publisher of the book Hit Man, which was used as a blueprint for the crimes, guilty of aiding and abetting. No publisher had ever been convicted of a similar crime.
Cast
Timothy Hutton
as Rod Smolla
as Rod Smolla
Ron Rifkin
as Howard Siegel
as Howard Siegel
James McDaniel
as Lawrence Horn
as Lawrence Horn
Clark Johnson
as James Perry
as James Perry
Penny Johnson Jerald
as Laura Harmon
as Laura Harmon
Cliff De Young
as Tom Kelley
as Tom Kelley
Kenneth Welsh
as Det. Chris Wittenberger
as Det. Chris Wittenberger
Bill L. McDonald
as Peder Lund
as Peder Lund
Dean McDermott
as Det. James Leasure
as Det. James Leasure
Yanna McIntosh
as Elaine
as Elaine
David Hemblen
as Judge Luttig
as Judge Luttig
Lauren Collins
as Erin Smolla
as Erin Smolla
Oliver Becker
as Agent Casey
as Agent Casey
Karen Andren
as Tiffani
as Tiffani
John Bourgeois
as Detective Gallon
as Detective Gallon
Nigel Shawn Williams
as Judge Williams
as Judge Williams
Jeffrey Knight
as Thomas Turner
as Thomas Turner
Stephanie Zoe Belding
as Foreperson
as Foreperson
Yank Azman
as Trial Judge
as Trial Judge
Courtney Johnson
as Trevor
as Trevor
Helen Taylor
as Janice
as Janice
Alexandra Johnson
as Tamielle
as Tamielle
Cheryl MacInnis
as Virginia
as Virginia
Sugith Varughese
as Forensics Detective
as Forensics Detective
David Ferry
as Brandenburg
as Brandenburg
Angela Vint
as Cindy
as Cindy
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½
Rented this one from Netflix. Deliberate Intent starring Timothy Hutton, is one of the best courtroom dramas I've seen in quite some time. The story is very well written and really makes you wonder how far the 1st Amendment can really go. The content of the film is also quite disturbing - one man will stop at nothing for money and another man will stop at nothing for justice. The acting is very good, the story very well written and the pace keeps the viewer glued to the screen till the final fade out. 3 1/2 stars 3-23-13
Bruce Bruce
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