Keys to Tulsa

Movie
German title	Keys to Tulsa
Original title	Keys to Tulsa
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	approx. 113 minutes
Rod
Director	Leslie Griffin
script	Harley Peyton
production	Leslie Griffin , Harley Peyton
music	Stephen Endelman
camera	Robert Fraisse
cut	Eric L. Beason , Louis F. Cioffi , Michael R. Miller
occupation
Eric Stoltz : Judge Boudreau James Spader : Ronnie Stover Deborah Kara Unger : Vicky Michaels Stover Joanna Going : Cherry Michael Rooker : Keith Michaels Randy Graff : Louise Brinkman Mary Tyler Moore : Cynthia Boudreau James Coburn : Harmon Shaw Peter Strauss : Chip Carlson Cameron Diaz : Trudy Dennis Letts : Preston Liddy Josh Ridgway : Billy Boudreau Marco Perella : Bedford Shaw

Keys to Tulsa is an American drama from 1997 . Directed by Leslie Greif , the screenplay was written by Harley Peyton based on a novel by Brian Fair Berkey .

action

Judge Boudreau is a son of the famous Cynthia Boudreau, who got him a job as a film critic for the local newspaper. The critic is threatened with dismissal because he often cannot meet the deadline. Boudreau borrows money from drug dealer Ronnie Stover, with whose wife Vicky he was in a relationship years ago. Boudreau is still in love with Vicky and has a relationship with her.

Stover learns from his customer Cherry, a dancer, that Bedford Shaw killed a prostitute she was friends with. She is said to have photos that document the crime committed in a motel room. Stover persuades Judge Boudreau to help him with the blackmail. Keith Michaels takes photos of Boudreau and Vicky and threatens to hand them over to Stover.

Reviews

Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on April 11, 1997 that the script was multi-faceted and effective, but the direction of the debut Leslie Greif lacked a clear line and sense of style. The result is amusing, but seems unlikely; it is better suited for television than for cinema. Eric Stoltz is "very good" in the lead role. The film contains black humor and "sharp social observations" .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Dallas , Fort Worth and Tulsa . It opened in US cinemas on April 11, 1997.

Web links

• Keys to Tulsa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Keys to Tulsa at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Film review by Kevin Thomas , accessed May 26, 2008
2. ^ Filming locations for Keys to Tulsa , accessed May 26, 2008
3. ↑ Release dates for Keys to Tulsa , accessed May 26, 2008