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Red Corner (1997)

Richard Gere , Bai Ling , Jon Avnet  |  R |  DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Peter Donat
  • Directors: Jon Avnet
  • Writers: Robert King
  • Producers: Jon Avnet, Baifang Liu, Charles Mulvehill, Gail Katz, Jordan Kerner
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: April 29, 1998
  • Run Time: 122 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6304883773
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,523 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Red Corner" on IMDb

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Using a faulty thriller for his soapbox as an outspoken critic of China, a devout follower of the Dalai Lama, and an influential supporter of Tibetan freedom, Richard Gere resorts to the equivalent of propagandistic drama to deliver a heavy-handed message. In other words, Red Corner relies on a dubious strategy to promote political awareness, but director Jon Avnet appeals to the viewer's outrage with such effective urgency that you're likely to forget you're being shamelessly manipulated. Gere plays a downtrodden TV executive who sells syndicated shows on the global market, and during a business trip to China he finds himself framed for the murder of the sexy daughter of a high Chinese official. Once trapped in a legal system in which his innocence will be all but impossible to prove, Gere must rely on a Chinese-appointed lawyer (played by Bai Ling) who first advises him to plead guilty but gradually grows convinced of foul play. Barely attempting to hide its agenda, Red Corner effectively sets the stage for abundant anti-Chinese sentiment, and to be sure, the movie gains powerful momentum with its tale of justice gone awry. It's a serious-minded, high-intensity courtroom drama with noble intentions ... but did it have to be so conspicuously lacking in subtlety? --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

In modern-day China, an American is about to be punished for the ultimate crime...his innocence. Richard Gere stars in this electrifying suspense thriller charged with lethal confrontations, raw passion and international intrigue. On the verge of signing a huge business deal, attorney Jack Moore (Gere) is on top of the world. But his elation soon comes tumbling down after he spends the night with a beautiful woman...and is then accused of her brutal murder! At the mercy of the strict Chinese court systemwhere one is guilty until proven innocentJack finds himself completely alone. But when his defense attorney (Bai Ling) unearths puzzling contradictions in the case, she acts against the court and her country, joining him in a pulse-pounding race to find the true killer...while both of their lives hang in the balance!

Customer Reviews

The acting is good lot's of drama some action. Ronnie Clay  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
She says something in Chinese , "Mishu" I think and she tells Moore that it's nothing. GreatMovieCriticForever  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie that Exposes Corrupt Government Officials April 14, 2002
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Red Corner shows what can occur in the courts of China. It emphasizes the need for change.
In the movie, Gere's character has to go through an uphill battle to prove his innocence. He is told that he is guilty before he has even given a chance to argue in trial. The end result of the movie proves satisfying.
Giovanni's review is inaccurate. Gere's acting is good. His character is not a common business man. Giovanni must have missed part of the movie because it is shown that Gere's character studied law at Harvard. His character requests for a English translation of the Chinese laws and studies them. He uses his intelligence to figure out what can be done in the courtroom, but learns that the laws that he read about don't stand for much.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars great movie May 2, 2013
Format:Amazon Instant Video
rAlways like Richard Gere, is there a sequel where he gets the girl? eally enjoyed this one, good cinematography, well acted, would ejoy more like this
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars More Enjoyable Than The Movie. October 14, 1999
Format:Audio CD
The music for "Red Corner" is thrilling and emotional. It flows with the intense feeling of the movie and it's visual images. I especially loved the music that plays when Richard Gere escapes from Chinese authorities and it progresses into a thrilling roof-top chase scene. "Red Corner" was an okay movie, the soundtrack is even better. It's full of powerful emotion and feeling, it's also quite thrilling. I highly recommend it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars RC June 5, 2013
By j
Format:Amazon Instant Video
This movie will hold your attention and not let you down with story line and plot. As usual Gere gives an excellent performance.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gere Enlightens December 13, 2002
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In this 1997 Political Thriller, Richard Gere and Director Jon Avnet(Up Close and Personal/Fried Green Tomatoes)have made a film that brings to light the lack of freedoms given to defendants in the Chinese judicial system. A system where a defendant is guilty until proven innocent, where pleading guilty(even if innocent) may prove for a more lenient punishment then defending yourself.

In this gripping eye-opener Gere plays American lawyer Jack Moore trying to close a huge deal with the Chinese Film Ministry. While being wined and dined, he meets and spends the night with a beautiful woman. They drink, have fun, and make love. Moore is shocked to be awakened in the morning by the Police taking him into custody for the girl's violent murder.
He's got her blood all over him, fingerprints all around, and is in her bed. The case is pretty much sealed from that moment on.
To make matters worse, the woman is the daughter of a very important General. Was he framed for this horrific crime? If so, why?

Moore is pretty much left on his own. The American Embassy is no great help to him.(The point is made in the film that if this were a foreigner in our country, in the same situation, we would not want their government interfering either).Then he is assigned an advocate who he has never met, nor discussed the case with. Shen Yeulin(Ling Bai) as well as being young and beautiful, is an intelligent lawyer who knows the ropes of the Chinese legal system. She insists Moore plead guilty to possibly avoid execution. Moore insists that he is innocent, and as he points out the discrepancies of the case to her, she puts her reputation and career on the line and they work together to prove his innocence.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I saw the last half of this movie on thisTV but found out it was out of print so I bought a used copy. While the subject matter is a political hot potato, this was a pretty good "made in Hollywood" movie, especially Bai Ling's performance as the female lawyer who steps in to defend Richard Gere from false charges - at first believing him to be guilty and then growing to see that he is innocent. The other thing that adds to the emotional depth of the movie is the beautiful music score. For these two reasons alone it is worth getting a copy of this movie.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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`Red Corner' released in '97 is a surprisingly taunt, entertaining and subdued romantic murder mystery.

Synopsis: Jack Moore (Richard Gere) is an American businessman entrapped within the Chinese Communist legal system. He awakens from a romantic one night stand to find himself accused of the grisly murder of a beautiful Chinese woman. A woman who also happens to be the daughter of a powerful Communist official, Jack pleas of innocence fall on deaf ears until he convinces his attorney Shen Yuelin (Ling Bai) that he is being framed. Can one lone female voice halt the powerful forces that seek the death of the American?

Richard Gere delivers a strong performance, but Ling Bai is the real star as the demure, yet strong willed and beautiful attorney. `Red Corner' is a little strong handed in its depiction of justice behind the Bamboo Curtain, but the story and romance make it well worth the time.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars don't take too seriously....(a few spoilers) June 5, 2011
By Suelzer
Format:DVD
It could actually have been a very good film apart from the fact that the characters were too black and white. The story sometimes appears (unintentially?)ridiculously funny (scratches instead of broken bones, hair too-well groomed. This was despite several days in his 1 Star hotel,learning Chinese Law for Dummies by candlelight in 3 days. The beautiful lawyer was a liberal, her counterpart an ugly communist judge. The US Embassy was within walking/jumping distance in a city with only 12 Million (ok, 10+ when this film was made)). Although Gere is known for his political convictions, having a go at China in this way seemed to me rather immature and actually counter-productive. The behaviour of the Embassy officials seemed to confirm my belief that some of the material was taken from "Midnight Express", a classic. OK, if you are only wishing for a bit of action, a few surprises, learn a bit of Chinese but don`t wish to have a discussion afterwards about Chinese politics, then this film is Ok...I'll give it 1 Star plus one for Ling Bai =2 Stars, which means this review will probably never be read :-)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Foreign Movie!
Moves at a good pace- Engaging!

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Published 6 months ago by Bennington126
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Product came with slight blemishes, but played extremely well. Good job all the way around. I would try this company again.
Published 11 months ago by Rickkii Rebel
5.0 out of 5 stars Excitement
Of all his films, I believe this is one of the, if not the most exciting film Richard Gere has ever made.
Published on July 5, 2010 by Wesley W. Byas
4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Political/Courtroom Drama
For about a dozen years, it was hard to find too many films Richard Gere made which weren't interesting and well-made. This was no exception. Read more
Published on April 14, 2009 by Craig Connell
3.0 out of 5 stars Cornered!
I'm sometimes taken aback when conservative commentators (like Laura Ingraham) pose rhetorical questions like: Why doesn't Hollywood make as many anti-Communist films as it does... Read more
Published on December 31, 2007 by Gregor von Kallahann
5.0 out of 5 stars You have to desire change from deep down in your mind
This is a poignant film about today's world and how change can come to a country, any country. In this case we are dealing with China. Read more
Published on December 23, 2007 by Jacques COULARDEAU
4.0 out of 5 stars Great action and drama
Yes..this can be touted as Richard gere tirade against China, ostensibly in support for Tibet cause, at least partially. Rather controversial ! Read more
Published on August 10, 2007 by Moment_29
3.0 out of 5 stars Red Corner with Richard Gere
Richard Gere plays Jack Moore, who works For McAndrews telecommunications a company that is about to make a billion dollar deal with Hoffco communications in China. Read more
Published on February 14, 2007 by GreatMovieCriticForever
4.0 out of 5 stars Red Corner...
Whatever you do, don't mess up in the People's Republic of China. That's the message I received from this film. Richard Gere and Bai Ling do an excellent job in this film. Read more
Published on February 2, 2007 by D. S. HARDEN
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