"After a wealthy heiress is murdered in her beach house, her devastated husband becomes the prime suspect. He hires a lawyer who hasn’t taken a criminal case in years, and as they work together, a complicated romance develops amidst the trial."
Glenn Close
as Teddy Barnes
Jeff Bridges
as Jack Forrester
Peter Coyote
as Thomas Krasny
Lance Henriksen
as Frank Martin
Robert Loggia
as Sam Ransom
Michael Dorn
as Dan Hislan
Maria Mayenzet
as Page Forrester
William Allen Young
as Greg Arnold
Ben Hammer
as Dr. Goldman
James Karen
as Andrew Hardesty
Al Ruscio
as Carl Siegal
Bruce French
as Richard Duffin
Brandon Call
as David Barnes
Phyllis Applegate
as Mrs. Stiles
Guy Boyd
as Matthew Barnes
Dave Austin
as Policeman
Sanford Jensen
as Scott Talbot
Woody Eney
as Austin Lofton
James Winkler
as Ted Fitzpatrick
Christina Hutter
as Jenny Barnes
John Clark
as Dr. Holloway
Louis Giambalvo
as Anthony Fabrizi
John Dehner
as Judge Carrigan
Leigh Taylor-Young
as Virginia Howell
Diane Erickson
as Eileen Avery
Marshall Colt
as Bobby Slade
Walter Brooke
as Duane Bendix
Sarah Cunningham
as First Judge
Ann Walker
as Ms. Barne's Secretary
Sharon Madden
as City Editor
David Wiley
as Court Clerk
Bill Gratton
as Jury Foreman
George Sasaki
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Sean Barton
Richard Marquand
Director
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Joe Eszterhas
Screenplay
Peter Landsdown Smith
Art Direction
Milton C. Burrow
Sound Editor
Fred Judkins
Tom McCarthy Jr.
Stan Parks
Special Effects
Gene Callahan
Production Design
Debbie Evans
Stunt Driver
Debby Porter
Stunts
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director of Photography
John R. Leonetti
Focus Puller
Alan B. Curtiss
Second Assistant Director
Michael Daves
First Assistant Director