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"His Wife... His Mistress... His Career... A Deadly Trap"

Nov 7 1986 R 1h 50m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.

Plot

Harry Mitchell, an L.A. manufacturer with a fancy car, a nice house, and a wife running for city council, has his life overturned when three masked blackmailers appear with a video tape of Harry and his young mistress. He's been set up, and they want $105,000. To protect his wife's political ambitions, Harry won't go to the police; instead, he shines them on and then doesn't pay. They up their demands, so he goes on the offensive, tracking them down and trying to turn one against the other. Their sociopathic leader, Alan, responds with violence toward the mistress and menace toward Harry's wife. Will Harry let up and pay off Alan or can he find some other solution?

Written by

Elmore Leonard, John Steppling

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Golan-Globus Productions, Cannon Group

Languages

English, Italiano

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
7,464
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA