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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 04/16/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 1 Genres: Drama, Courtroom Drama, Message Movie See Also: The Accused [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD], The Accused

Based on a real-life 1983 incident, The Accused tells the story of Sarah Tobias (Jodie Foster), a working-class party girl who likes to live it up with her friends and flirt hard with the guys. After a fight with her boyfriend, she heads to a local bar to cool down -- and after a few drinks, plus some dancing and flirting, she finds herself thrown on top of a pinball machine and gang-raped by a bunch of locals, while others watch and cheer the proceedings. District attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) takes Sarah's case but quickly negotiates a plea bargain in which the attackers' charges are reduced to reckless endangerment. Her reason: defense attorneys could use Sarah's not-so-pretty past to paint her as "asking for it," getting their clients off completely. But a stunned Sarah accuses Murphy of selling her out, and when the lawyer sees how the incident continues to destroy Sarah's life, she decides she must seek true justice. This time, she goes after the crowd of onlookers for "criminal solicitation" -- those who were egging the rapists on. Foster won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Kelly McGillis - Kathryn Murphy
Jodie Foster - Sarah Tobias
Bernie Coulson - Kenneth Joyce
Leo Rossi - Cliff Albrecht
Ann Hearn - Sally Frazer

Jonathan Kaplan directed Jodie Foster to her first Oscar in The Accused, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This Paramount release does an excellent job of presenting the film, but offers little in the way of extras. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide