A Show of Force Movie Review 1990

Reporter Irving investigates the coverup of a murder with political ramifications. Brazilian director Barreto cast (surprise!) his girlfriend in the lead; she doesn't exactly carry the day. Phillips is good, but you'll end up feeling cheated if you expect to see much of highly billed Duvall or Garcia. Based on a real incident of 1978, but hardly believable as political realism or even moralism.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Spies & Espionage

Screenplay

Evan Jones

Cast

Erik Estrada, Amy Irving, Andy Garcia, Robert Duvall, Lou Diamond Phillips

Director

Bruno Barreto

Music

Georges Delerue

Producer

Paramount Pictures