Clinton and Nadine

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Clinton and Nadine
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UK cover under the title Blood Money
GenreAction
Crime
Thriller
Written byRobert Foster (as Willard Walpole)
Directed by Jerry Schatzberg
Starring Andy Garcia
Ellen Barkin
Morgan Freeman
Theme music composer Jan Hammer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersDonald March
Brad R. Loman
Cinematography Isidore Mankofsky
EditorDavid Ray
Running time110 minutes
Production companies Incorporated Television Company
HBO Pictures
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseMay 28, 1988 (1988-05-28)

Clinton and Nadine (also known as Blood Money) is an American TV movie broadcast on HBO on May 28, 1988. [1] [2]

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Plot

Clinton (Andy Garcia) enlists the aid of Nadine (Ellen Barkin), an expensive call girl, to find his brother's murderer. Clinton and Nadine get sucked into a plot to smuggle guns to the Contra forces in Nicaragua.

Cast

Reception

In a positive review of the film, reviewer John O'Connor of The New York Times wrote that the film "represents still another impressive step forward in cable's ability to merchandise the small, well-made movie, constructed around a sturdy script and first-rate performances." [3] The review concludes, "Mr. Garcia and Ms. Barkin give us two of the season's more seductive outsiders." [4]

In a negative review of the film, Terry Atkinson of Los Angeles Times wrote, "Instead of delicious tension, enjoyable surprises and a memorable love affair, we get a cheap melodrama full of gunfire, car chases, cardboard villains, pseudo-topical plot devices (the villains are pro-Contra gun runners), some ugly killings and contemplated killings, a phony-baloney escape right out of a bad episode of 'Mission Impossible,' and a slap-dash, inconclusive ending." [5] The review concludes, "Freeman is one of the poorly drawn political bad guys--but never mind them: The real culprit here is the script by Robert Foster, which aggravatingly fails to develop characters, motivations, situations or dialogue." [6]

References

  1. "Review/Television; Lawyers, Guns and Money in Miami (Published 1988)". The New York Times . June 16, 1988.
  2. "Television Reviews : 'Clinton and Nadine' Gets off to Good Start". Los Angeles Times . May 28, 1988.
  3. "Review/Television; Lawyers, Guns and Money in Miami (Published 1988)". The New York Times . June 16, 1988.
  4. "Review/Television; Lawyers, Guns and Money in Miami (Published 1988)". The New York Times . June 16, 1988.
  5. "Television Reviews : 'Clinton and Nadine' Gets off to Good Start". Los Angeles Times . May 28, 1988.
  6. "Television Reviews : 'Clinton and Nadine' Gets off to Good Start". Los Angeles Times . May 28, 1988.