Product Details

• Actors: Daryl Hannah, Keith Carradine, Moira Kelly, Vincent Spano, Julia Devin
• Directors: Wesley Strick
• Writers: Michael Auerbach
• Producers: David Madden, John Morrissey, Jon Brown, Katherine Orrison, Patrick Markey
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303952798
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,549 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Netherwoods (Keith Carradine and Daryl Hannah) are bad parents. They break into people's homes and steal food, leaving their daughter Janie (Julia Devin) in the car to occupy herself. So the state takes Janie away from them and puts her up for adoption. Unfortunately for Janie's new parents, the Cliftons (Moira Kelly and Vincent Spano), the state didn't catch the Netherwoods, and the bad parents want their daughter back. This summary, though accurate, isn't fair to The Tie That Binds; despite the broad strokes of the plot, the movie is surprisingly successful at creating suspense. The violent scenes are both effectively brutal and effectively restrained--what we see looks like it hurts, but the most gruesome violence happens offscreen. The performances aren't subtle, but like the movie itself, they're grounded enough in reality to sustain the suspense. The gorgeous cinematography lends itself to some beautiful images (a sheet blown away by the wind, fireflies flickering in front of an unfinished house) that create a unusually graceful sense of impending danger. This may not have played as well on the big screen, but in the intimacy of your own home The Tie That Binds has an accumulating creepiness that will last longer than the jagged shocks and jolts of most recent thrillers. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good film., June 15, 1999

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Jeffrey L. Machado (So. Attleboro, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tie That Binds [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The actor performances were excellent, especially Daryll Hannah and Moira Kelly. The movie is never boring and I feel it is very underrated. The ending is full of fiery action and I think that it is one of the better thrillers(more than Single White Female and Fatal Attraction). I'd reccommend it. The color , pans, and tilts in the cinematography along with the music make the film very intimate and enjoyable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible sound quality on blu ray, October 13, 2011

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Gregory D. Clark "edc58" (Algood TN.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tie That Binds [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

The picture is good on the blu ray but the sound has a loud background noise that resembles the sound of a waterfall in most of the film. The disc should be recalled.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Entirely Bad, February 7, 2004

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Joshua Miller "Josh" (Coeur d'Alene,ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tie that Binds (DVD)

"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" was a little better than
"The Tie That Binds" but this movie is a good movie.After a couple break into a house to steal some food for their daughter and the cops show up their little daughter Janie is taken to an orphanage by the Cliftons,a decent couple who don't have any children.Problem is the Cliftons don't know that Janie's parents are outlaws and are trying to find her and will stop at nothing to do so.Even if they have to kill everyone they know to do it.
The movie has pretty good performances by Daryl Hannah and Keith Carradine.Don't listen to the other reviews on the internet,this is a pretty good movie.B for the movie,B for the acting.Enjoy!!!