Pretty When You Cry

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Pretty When You Cry
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Directed by Jack N. Green
Written byChristopher Keller
Produced byDavid Gebbia
Gloria Gebbia
John Gebbia
Richard Gebbia
Peter N. Green
Christopher Keller
Starring Sam Elliott
Jamie Kennedy
Carlton Gebbia
CinematographyJack N. Green
Edited bySamuel Craven
Music by Normand Corbeil
Production
company
Gebbia Entertainment
Distributed by HBO Films
Release date
  • 27 November 2001 (2001-11-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million

Pretty When You Cry is 2001 erotic thriller directed by Jack N. Green. [1]

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Synopsis

Detective Black (Elliott) conducts a procedural interrogation on Albert Straka (Kennedy), a quiet and unassuming man who is a suspect in the brutal and violent murder of Frank (Cavalieri), a drug and sex addict who owns a nightclub. He gets Albert to admit that he had strong feelings towards Frank's wife, Sarah (Elizabeth), but that she was into far too kinky sex for him to ever fall in love with. As the interrogation continues, it is revealed that the sordid sexual relationship among the three grew increasingly bizarre.

Principal cast

ActorRole
Sam Elliott Detective Lukas Black
Jamie Kennedy Albert Straka
Carlton GebbiaSara Carreni
Michael CavalieriFrank Carreni
Lori Heuring Emily
Keith David Detective Charles Desett
Nick Swardson Shaun

Critical reception

From Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com :

Carlton Elizabeth (known as Carlton Lynx when she was doing softcore porn) steals the show as said girlfriend (she's been being abused, natch) with her trashy good looks and willingness to throw her body into the role, literally, but on the whole this is one hell of an awful movie. [2]

From Anee Teepesh of Geniuses Who Have Opinions on Films:

Pretty When You Cry is actually quite an experiment in boredom. The story's twists are quite uninteresting and the eroticness of the film may get a lifer in prison a little excited but that is about it... Sam Elliot I've never minded but as with Jamie Kennedy, they both seem to be stuck in this horrible movie with no escape. Two decent talents with a go nowhere script. [3]

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References

  1. Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Band 3, Berlin 2001, ISBN   3-89602-340-3, pgs. 374-376.
  2. "Pretty When You Cry - Filmcritic.com Movie Review". Filmcritic.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  3. "Carlton Elizabeth All Tied Up, Screws Us All. - Seduced: Pretty When You Cry". Epinions.com. 2002-12-22. Retrieved 2012-03-30.