March 6, 1996
129 minutes
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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Cast
Richard Gere
(Martin Vail)
Laura Linney
(Janet Venable)
John Mahoney
(Shaughnessy)
Alfre Woodard
(Shoat)
Frances McDormand
(Molly)
Edward Norton
(Aaron/Roy)
Terry O'Quinn
(Yancy)
Andre Braugher
(Goodman)
Steven Bauer
(Pinero)
Joe Spano
(Stenner)
Tony Plana
(Martinez)
Stanley Anderson
(Rushman)
Maura Tierney
(Naomi)
Jon Seda
(Alex)
Reg Rogers
(Connerman)
Kenneth Tigar
(Weil)
Brian Reddy
(Woodside)
Christopher Carroll
(M.C.)
Wendy Cutler
(Lou)
Ron O.J. Parson
(Turner)
Sigrid K. Zahner
(Vail's Secretary)
Diann Burns
(WLS Anchor)
Linda Yu
(WLS Anchor)
Andy Shaw
(WLS Location Reporter)
Mary Ann Childers
(WBBM Anchor)
Lester Holt
(WBBM Anchor)
Sylvia Gomez
(WBBM Location Reporter)
Jon Duncanson
(WBBN Location Reporter)
David Eckert
(WGN Anchor)
Robert Jordan
(WGN Anchor)
Joanie Lum
(WGN Location Reporter)
Randy Salerno
(WGN Location Reporter)
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
(Postman)
Joseph Luis Caballero
(Joe)
Randall Slavin
(Young Boy)
Mike Bacarella
(Sergeant)
Turk Muller
(Precinct Jailer)
Joseph F. Kosala
(Cop)
Lenny Wilson
(Bartender)
Peter Schreiner
(Bailiff)
Joseph R. Ryan
(Old Man)
Azalea Davila
(Linda)
Wayne Wright
(Court Clerk)
Tony Fitzpatrick
(Duty Officer)
Clarence Williams, Jr.
(Arresting Cop)
Rosalie V. Lewis
(Stenographer)
Dwight Brad Dyer
(Prison Guard)
Greg Bronson
(Banquet Patron (uncredited))
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