Severance (1988)
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Severance is a human interest story about a drunken drifter's attempts to reconcile with his long estranged daughter. Former Air Force officer Ray Ponti (Lou Liotta) fell apart and lost everything after the auto accident that kills his wife. As the film opens, he hasn't seen his daughter in… More Severance is a human interest story about a drunken drifter's attempts to reconcile with his long estranged daughter. Former Air Force officer Ray Ponti (Lou Liotta) fell apart and lost everything after the auto accident that kills his wife. As the film opens, he hasn't seen his daughter in years. She was a child at the time of the accident, and is now working as a go-go dancer, although Ray tells people she's away in college. In a moment of quirky idealism, Ray offends the members of a drug ring, and is forced to flee town in a car borrowed from a girl friend. He decides to go see daughter Cly (Lisa Nicole-Wolpe in the old family home, which she has just bought back. Their attempts at reconciliation form the focus of the story. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Max Steinberg
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Christian Toto, Washington Times
Severance finds inspiration where horror and comedy intersect.
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Sean Means, Salt Lake Tribune
[Smith] paces the gore too unevenly, leaving the cast standing around and griping for vast chunks of time. And the jokes... are either too broad or too underplayed.
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Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
...you know that you are about to go on a ride that encompasses comedy, horror and thriller genres.
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Harry Guerin, RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
Gets the mix of gore and grins just right.
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Cast
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Lou Liotta
as Ray Ponti
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Lisa Wolpe
as Cly Ponti
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Linda Christian-Jones
as P.J.
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Carl Pistilli
as Marty
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Sandra Soehngen
as Sonia
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Martin Haber
as Lyle
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Lou Bonacki
as Georgie
