Traces of Red (1992)

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Jack Dobson (James Belushi) is lying down, bleeding and dead, in a deserted clearing in the woods: "Yeah, that's me. No wife, no kid. Just one 9-millimeter bullet lodged in my chest." The voice from the corpse then introduces the audience to the area of his demise --Palm Beach, a town where everyone… More Jack Dobson (James Belushi) is lying down, bleeding and dead, in a deserted clearing in the woods: "Yeah, that's me. No wife, no kid. Just one 9-millimeter bullet lodged in my chest." The voice from the corpse then introduces the audience to the area of his demise --Palm Beach, a town where everyone "leads three lives: public, private, and secret." Dobson is a homicide detective in Palm Beach who takes advantage of his position to bed a variety of women, while his brother Michael (William Russ) prepares to run for public office. One of Dobson's lovers is imported New Yorker Ellen (Lorraine Bracco). She sees Dobson leave a parking lot with a waitress and before long the waitress turns up dead. Dobson investigates the murder and determines that a serial killer is on the loose. When more women turn up dead with connections to Dobson, the finger of guilt points not only to Jack but also to his partner Steve (Tony Goldwyn), Steve's wife Beth (Faye Grant), and even his respectable senatorial candidate brother. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By: Andy Wolk
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Nov 11, 1992 Wide
On DVD: Jun 4, 2002
Studio: HBO Video

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Cast

            James Belushi as Jack Dobson

            Lorraine Bracco as Ellen Schofield

            Tony Goldwyn as Steve Frayn

            William Russ as Michael Dobson

            Faye Grant as Beth Frayn

            Michelle Joyner as Morgan Cassidy

            Joe Lisi as Lt. J.C. Hooks

            Victoria Bass as Susan Dobson

            Melanie Tomlin as Amanda

            Ed Amatrudo as Emilio

            Tom Amick as Wurtz's Friend

            Gerald Beebe as Angry Diner

            Rex Benson as Hotel Manager

            Junior Biggs as Snakepit Bartender

            Julian Byrd as Squeeze Club Bartender

            Lori Creevay as Ellen's Receptionist

            Robert Farrell as Detective

            Billy Garrigues as Phillip Norris

            Harriet Grinnell as Louis Dobson

            Joseph C. Hess as Minnesota

            John T. Howe as Funeral Priest

            Dan Kamin as Prosecutor Dan Ayaroff

            Will Knickerbocker as Tommy Hawkins

            Michael George Owens as Key West Priest

            Jim Piddock as Mr. Martyn

            Katheryn Culliver Pierce as Kimberly Davis

            Edgar Allan Poe IV as Ian Wicks

            Gregory L. Richter as Honor Guard Leader

            Mario Ernesto Sánchez as Tony Garaldi

            Lindsey Jayde Sapp as Nancy Frayn

            Renate Schlesinger as Ingrid

            Artie Malesci as Stevie B's Patron

            Ellen Jacoby
            
            Pam Dixon Mickelson
            
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