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Unlawful Entry (film)
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Unlawful Entry is a 1992 American thriller film directed by Jonathan Kaplan
starring Kurt Russell
, Ray Liotta
and Madeleine Stowe
. Involving a couple who befriend a lonely policeman, only for him to develop a fixation
on the wife (only she doesn't feel the same way, leading to chilling consequences).
Ray Liotta was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in 1993 for his portrayal of the psychopathic cop. The film is unofficially adapted in Bollywood
as the two movies, Takkar
(1995) and Fareb
(1996).
, Michael Carr (Kurt Russell
) and Karen Carr (Madeleine Stowe
) are a yuppie couple living in an upscale part of town, and their peace of mind is upset by an intruder coming in through their skylight one night.
The intruder doesn't take anything except Karen, briefly, as a hostage, before dumping her in the swimming pool and making his escape. The Carrs call in the police, one of whom, Pete Davis (Ray Liotta
), takes an interest in the couple's case. He cuts through department red tape and expedites speedy installation of a security system in the Carrs' house.
When Michael expresses an interest in getting revenge on the intruder, Pete invites him on a "ridealong" with his partner, Roy Cole (Roger E. Mosley
). After dropping Cole off, Pete takes Michael out to arrest the man who broke into the Carrs' house, offering Michael a chance to take some revenge, using Pete's nightstick. Michael declines, but Pete administers a vicious beating to the intruder, leaving Michael deeply suspicious of Pete's mental stability. He suggests that Pete should get some professional help and, especially, stay far away from him and Karen in the future. But Pete takes neither suggestion, instead beginning to prey on the couple, and in particular, on Karen, with whom he's obsessed. Pete even appears in the couple's bedroom one night while they are making love, just to "check that everything's O.K."
When Michael files a complaint against Pete's unwanted attentions, Pete uses his police connections to destroy Michael's business reputation. Encountering bemused apathy from Pete's superiors in the LAPD, Michael turns to Cole, (who orders his partner to cease his obsessing, see a shrink or face suspension) -- whom Pete then murders (blaming it on a known criminal). And then Pete frames Michael on drug charges by planting a high supply of cocaine
in Michael's and Karen's house, leaving the way clear for Pete to move in on Karen.
Putting his attorney's finances on the line, Michael gets out on bail and takes matters into his own hands. Back at the Carr house, Karen rejects a now distraught Pete, who (on branding her a tease
for leading him on and kissing him) goes berserk and tries to rape her. A confrontation with Mike returning home ends in Michael shooting Pete dead (with his own side arm
) in (contrived) self-defense.
Jonathan Kaplan
Jonathan Kaplan is an American film producer and director.Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin; the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan...
starring Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters...
, Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta
[File:Ray Liotta is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in the crime-drama Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese and his role as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams...
and Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
. Involving a couple who befriend a lonely policeman, only for him to develop a fixation
Fixation (psychology)
Fixation: 'concept originated by Sigmund Freud to denote the persistence of anachronistic sexual traits'. Subsequently '"Fixation" acquired a broader connotation...
on the wife (only she doesn't feel the same way, leading to chilling consequences).
Ray Liotta was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in 1993 for his portrayal of the psychopathic cop. The film is unofficially adapted in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
as the two movies, Takkar
Takkar (1995 film)
Takkar is a 1995 Bollywood romance crime film starring Suniel Shetty in the lead. The film was released on 14 July 1995.Its music score is considered 'Noteworthy' but the film is 'Not worthy' of being called even average, with poor editing, cinematography, meaningless scenes and...
(1995) and Fareb
Fareb (1996 film)
Fareb is a 1996 Bollywood thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film marks the debut of actors Faraaz Khan and Suman Ranganathan and also stars Milind Gunaji. It was released on 28 June 1996. The film is a remake of the 1992 thriller Unlawful Entry. The film was successful at the box office...
(1996).
Plot
In Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Michael Carr (Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters...
) and Karen Carr (Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Stowe
Madeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
) are a yuppie couple living in an upscale part of town, and their peace of mind is upset by an intruder coming in through their skylight one night.
The intruder doesn't take anything except Karen, briefly, as a hostage, before dumping her in the swimming pool and making his escape. The Carrs call in the police, one of whom, Pete Davis (Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta
[File:Ray Liotta is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in the crime-drama Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese and his role as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams...
), takes an interest in the couple's case. He cuts through department red tape and expedites speedy installation of a security system in the Carrs' house.
When Michael expresses an interest in getting revenge on the intruder, Pete invites him on a "ridealong" with his partner, Roy Cole (Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
Roger Earl Mosley is an American actor best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the long running television series, Magnum, P.I., which starred Tom Selleck as the title character.-Early life:...
). After dropping Cole off, Pete takes Michael out to arrest the man who broke into the Carrs' house, offering Michael a chance to take some revenge, using Pete's nightstick. Michael declines, but Pete administers a vicious beating to the intruder, leaving Michael deeply suspicious of Pete's mental stability. He suggests that Pete should get some professional help and, especially, stay far away from him and Karen in the future. But Pete takes neither suggestion, instead beginning to prey on the couple, and in particular, on Karen, with whom he's obsessed. Pete even appears in the couple's bedroom one night while they are making love, just to "check that everything's O.K."
When Michael files a complaint against Pete's unwanted attentions, Pete uses his police connections to destroy Michael's business reputation. Encountering bemused apathy from Pete's superiors in the LAPD, Michael turns to Cole, (who orders his partner to cease his obsessing, see a shrink or face suspension) -- whom Pete then murders (blaming it on a known criminal). And then Pete frames Michael on drug charges by planting a high supply of cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
in Michael's and Karen's house, leaving the way clear for Pete to move in on Karen.
Putting his attorney's finances on the line, Michael gets out on bail and takes matters into his own hands. Back at the Carr house, Karen rejects a now distraught Pete, who (on branding her a tease
Flirting
Flirting is a playful, romantic, or sexual overture by one person to another subtly indicating an interest in a deeper relationship with the other person, and can involve verbal communication as well as body language...
for leading him on and kissing him) goes berserk and tries to rape her. A confrontation with Mike returning home ends in Michael shooting Pete dead (with his own side arm
Side arm
A side arm is a weapon, usually a pistol but can be a dagger, as used in pre-modern times, which is worn on the body in a holster to permit immediate access and use. A side arm is typically required equipment for military personnel and sometimes carried by law enforcement personnel...
) in (contrived) self-defense.
Cast
- Kurt RussellKurt RussellKurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters...
as Michael Carr - Ray LiottaRay Liotta[File:Ray Liotta is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in the crime-drama Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese and his role as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams...
as Officer Pete Davis - Madeleine StoweMadeleine StoweMadeleine Mora Stowe is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in films such as Stakeout, Revenge, Unlawful Entry, The Last of the Mohicans, Blink, China Moon, 12 Monkeys, and We Were Soldiers...
as Karen Carr - Roger E. MosleyRoger E. MosleyRoger Earl Mosley is an American actor best known for his role as the helicopter pilot Theodore "T.C." Calvin on the long running television series, Magnum, P.I., which starred Tom Selleck as the title character.-Early life:...
as Officer Roy Cole - Ken LernerKen LernerKen Lerner is an American television, stage and film actor who is perhaps most famous for playing "Principal Flutie" in the first episodes of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Early life:...
as Roger Graham - Deborah Offner as Penny, Karen's Friend
- Carmen ArgenzianoCarmen ArgenzianoCarmen Antimo Argenziano is an American actor who has appeared in over 50 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes....
as Jerome Lurie - Andy RomanoAndy RomanoAndy Romano is an American actor, known for playing "J.D." in the 1960s Beach Party movies ....
as Capt. Russell Hayes - Johnny Ray McGhee as Ernie Pike
- Dino Anello as Leon, the Dealer
- Sonny Carl Davis as Neighbor Jack
- Harry NorthupHarry Northup-Life and career:Northup was born in Amarillo, Texas. He lived in seventeen places by the time he was seventeen, but mostly lived in Sidney, Nebraska, where he graduated from high-school in 1958. From 1958 to 1961, he served in the United States Navy, where he attained the rank of Second Class...
as McMurtry, Desk Sergeant - Sherrie RoseSherrie RoseSherrie Rose is an American actress, producer, director, and screenwriter.Sherrie Rose appeared in Killer Crocodile and on Married... with Children as Mandi in the episode Do Ya Think I'm Sexy , along with 60 other TV and film appearances....
as Girl in Jeep - Alicia Ramirez as Taco Stand Worker
- Ruby Salazar as Rosa, the Hooker
- Spider Madison as Goatee
- Myim RoseMyim RoseMyim Rose was a singer/songwriter/actress from Washington Heights, New York. She is best known for vocals on the 1994 Moby song "Feeling so Real" and playing Layla in the 1992 film Unlawful Entry. She was a singer/songwriter who fronted her own rock band in New York City. In November 2006, Myim...
as Layla - T.J. McInturff as Layla's Kid
- Tiny The Cat as Merv.
- Tony LongoTony LongoTony Longo is an American actor who has appeared in many well-known television series such as Laverne & Shirley, Simon & Simon, Alice, Perfect Strangers, Sydney and Monk...
as Big Anglo - Djimon HounsouDjimon HounsouDjimon Diaw Hounsou is a Beninese actor and model. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards.-Early life:Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1964, to lbertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He emigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond....
as Prisoner on Bench - Dick MillerDick MillerRichard "Dick" Miller is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 films, particularly those produced by Roger Corman, and later in films of directors who started their careers with Corman, including James Cameron and Joe Dante, with the distinction of appearing in every film made...
as Impound Clerk