Exit in Red
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Exit in Red |
| Original title | Exit in Red |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1996 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Yurek Bogayevicz |
| script | David Womark |
| production |
Scott binder Carol Kottenbrook Steven Paul |
| music | Michał Lorenc |
| camera | Ericson Core |
| cut | Gail Yasunaga |
| occupation | |
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Exit in Red is an American film noir-style thriller from 1996. Directed by Polish director Yurek Bogayevicz.
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Psychiatrist Ed Altman is going through a deep crisis. He moves from Los Angeles to Palm Springs to try a fresh start. There he met the lawyer Kate, who helped him and fell in love with him. But Ed just wants a friendship with her.
He opens a practice in Palm Springs and moves into an apartment that Kate has found for him. Ed is an extravagant hairstyle, suit and glasses wearer, chain smoker, woman lover and plays baseball in the field in front of his office during breaks. In the evenings he hangs out in the bars of Palm Springs. In one of these he meets the beautiful Ally Mercer. He starts a hot affair with her.
The next day wealthy Norman, Ally Mercer's husband, comes with her to Ed's practice. He wants partner counseling because he thinks she is cheating. He's very jealous about it. Ed tries not to let it show that he was having an affair with Norman's wife. She does the same. He tries to calm down Norman, but he quickly disappears with his wife.
The next night, Norman calls Ed and threatens to kill his wife because he can no longer cope with the situation. Ed over the phone hears that Ally is killing Norman in battle. After the phone call, Ed drives to the villa and finds the dead Norman, but it's not the Norman he saw in his practice - it's a different man. He slowly realizes that he has fallen victim to an intrigue that involves the dead Norman's money.
The police report to Ed the next day and want to know where he was the night before. Ed tries to talk his way out of it. Then the two policemen show him the video recordings of the villa's surveillance camera, on which Ed can be seen entering the house at the time of the crime and leaving a little later.
His lawyer Kate helps him at the station. When a truck drives into the police headquarters, Ed escapes. He tries to solve the case on his own in order to exonerate himself.
Ed finds out that the guy who pretended to be Norman is called Nick and that he's a pilot. Nick waits at an abandoned airport for Ally, who is supposed to drive to him with the money. Ed finds Nick and forces him to look for Ally by force. Ed forces Nick to put on fur jackets and persuades him to help him with a graze in the nose.
The two find Ally at a gas station. She tells Ed about her plan. Then they drive on the highway and are stopped by a police cordon. Ally and Nick are killed and Ed draws his conclusions from what has happened.
Reviews
- The lexicon of international films writes that the thriller is “told in nested flashbacks” and “in the tradition of 'film noir'”. Although he leaves "a lot in the dark", he offers "largely exciting entertainment". The "unusual appearance" gives it "an additional charm."
- Criticism by Jack Sommersby on rottentomatoes.com: "Mickey Rourke should be ashamed for life that he wasted his talent on films like these."
Web links
- Exit in Red in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Exit in Red. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Exit in Red at Rotten Tomatoes (English)