Wrongfully Accused

"Somewhere in the naked city lurks a one-armed, one-legged, one-eyed man responsible for the murder for which Ryan Harrison has been wrongfully accused. To find him, all Ryan needs is a clue."

1998 1h 27m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 544

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Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to prove himself innocent - by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man...

“Somewhere in the naked city lurks a one-armed, one-legged, one-eyed man responsible for the murder for which Ryan Harrison has been wrongfully accused. To find him, all Ryan needs is a clue.”

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Cast

Leslie Nielsen
Ryan Harrison
Richard Crenna
Fergus Falls
Kelly LeBrock
Lauren Goodhue
Melinda McGraw
Cass Lake
Aaron Pearl
Sean Laughrea
Leslie Jones
Sergeant Tina Bagley
Ben Immanuel
Sergeant Orono
Sandra Bernhard
Doctor Fridley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pat Proft
Writers: Pat Proft
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pat Proft, shot by Glen MacPherson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor James R. Symons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Pat Proft directs. Glen MacPherson behind the camera. Bill Conti scores. James R. Symons cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
428 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
6Directed by Pat Proft, shot by Glen MacPherson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Bill Conti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor James R. Symons shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Leslie Nielsen and Richard Crenna and Kelly LeBrock carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Somewhere in the naked city lurks a one-armed, one-legged, one-eyed man responsible for the murder for which Ryan Harrison has been wrongfully accused. To find him, all Ryan needs is a clue.".
11IMDB entry: tt0120901 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Glen MacPherson
Original score: Bill Conti
Editing: James R. Symons
Production design: Michael S. Bolton
Costume design: Jori Woodman
Makeup / hair: Lisa Taylor Roberts
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $9,623,329
Return: 321% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Wrongfully Accused (1998)

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JPV8522022-05-06
★ 4/10
I've seen this one before, likely either in theaters or on DVD in the late 90s. This is just another poorly made spoof movies to come out of the era and even with Leslie Nielsen in the lead and one of the men behind The Naked Gun series and Hot Shots (Pat Proft) writing (and directing), a lot of the jokes fall flat. I chuckled a couple of times here and there but otherwise found this a chore to sit through even with its short running time. 2.0/5

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