Product Details

• Actors: Andrew McCarthy, Paul Sorvino, Connie Britton, Kate McNeil, Stan Egi
• Directors: Brian Trenchard-Smith
• Writers: Danilo Bach
• Producers: Danilo Bach
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
• VHS Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0792834720
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #204,240 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A man finds out from a would be killer that his wife has paid $10,000 to have him killed. But is this mysterious man telling the truth? When both the killer and the wife turn up dead, everyone is a suspect, and the investigation takes an unexpected turn.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprise, surprise, its really pretty good., February 4, 2000

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John Cobb (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape Clause [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Grabbed this one purely because I needed a Kate McNeil fix. Getting harder and harder to find her these days.

The poor early dialogue and overdone exposition made me think this is another cheesy cable drama, but once the story begins to unfold (and the dialogue lessens) it really rolls out into a darn good thriller. Many different suspects (the parents, the friend, the lover, the co-worker), lots of motives keep you guessing.

Its no frills, you won't have anywhere near the production value of Seven, Silence of the Lambs, or even Kiss the Girls. And try not to pay to much attention to Andrew McCarthy, or Paul Sorvino for that matter, as their minimalist approach to character will only distract you from the story.

Too bad this little script ultimately found itself in the low-budget land of straight-to-video. A little TLC and a few bucks could have paid big dividends here.

All in all a very pleasant surprise.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful thriller..., February 16, 2002

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Jody L. Schoth (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape Clause [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I agree with the other reviewer on the acting... some of which doesn't measure up to this excellent screenplay. However, this movie is still very well put together.

I was kept guessing on the murderer with this one. There are several odd characters, with their own personal agendas, that create a very complex thriller. Some of the acting isn't first rate, but the screenplay carries them well.

I don't want to give anything away, so I'll end this here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good movie, May 4, 2009

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David Berling "DB" (kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape Clause [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've seen some bad reviews on here but I think its a pretty good movie,if u want suspense and who dun it I think you'll be very happy......DB