Defenseless

"Stalked by a madman. Framed by a killer. Terrified by the truth."

Aug 23 1991 R 1h 44m
Mystery, Thriller

A Los Angeles lawyer defends her former college roommate, whose husband — her lover — has been slain.

Plot

The lawyer Thelma "T.K." Knudsen Katwuller is having a love affair with her client, Steven Seldes, accused of making under-age porn movies through the Blue Screen Production. When T.K. meets her old college friend Ellie Seldes, she finds that she is Steven's wife and Ellie invites T.K. to have dinner with her family at her home. T.K. decides to break-up with Steven and he asks her to meet him in his office. While waiting for Steven, T.K. finds that he owns the Blue Screen Production and had lied to her. The next morning, Ellie is arrested and accused of murdering her husband and Ellie hires T.K. to defend her. Detective Beutel feels that something is missing in the case.

Written by

James Cresson, Jeff Burkhart

Directed by

Martin Campbell

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Carolco Pictures, Seven Arts Pictures, New Visions Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,261
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA