Suture Movie Review 1993

Quirky thriller is a homage to late '50s melodramas with its strange tale of mistaken identity. Vincent wants to hide his unsavory past by assuming the identity of his estranged half-brother, Clay, which should be difficult since Vincent is white and Clay is black but the movie's premise is that everyone confuses the two. Vincent tries to kill Clay in an explosion but he survives--with amnesia and with everyone in the hospital assuming he's Vincent. Shifting points of view as he struggles to piece together his memory offer disorientation not just for Clay but the viewer as well. Feature film debut for the directors.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 96 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Mistaken Identity, Brothers & Sisters

Screenplay

Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Cast

Dennis Haysbert, Sab Shimono, Mel Harris, Michael (M.K.) Harris, Dina Merrill, David Graf, Fran Ryan

Cinematography

Greg Gardiner

Director

Scott McGehee, David Siegel

Music

Cary Berger

Producer

Scott McGehee, David Siegel, Samuel Goldwyn Company

Awards

Sundance 1994: Cinematog.