The Tie That Binds Movie Review 1995

Insipid thriller is a cheap imitation of its cousin, "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle" (made by the same producers), but what the former movie did to the nanny business, this flick does to a whole genre. Leanne and John Netherwood (Hannah and Carradine) are psycho parents out to reclaim their daughter from the lame-brain yuppie couple (Spano and Kelly) who adopted her. Out of all the children there, they choose the one who likes to sleep with a butcher knife under her pillow. Duh! Every "family in danger from psychotic" cliche is employed in a vain attempt to build suspense for the silly conclusion. Dismal directorial debut of screenwriter Strick.

Distribution

Miramax Film Corp., 8439 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069-1921, Phone: (323)650-2937, URL: http://www.miramax.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Psycho-Thriller, Family Ties, Yuppie Nightmares, Crime Sprees, Trapped with a Killer!, Adoption & Orphans

Screenplay

Michael Auerbach

Cast

Daryl Hannah, Keith Carradine, Moira Kelly, Vincent Spano, Julia Devin, Ray Reinhardt, Cynda Williams

Cinematography

Bobby Bukowski

Director

Wesley Strick

Music

Graeme Revell

Producer

David Madden, Patrick Markey, John Morrissey, Susan Zachery, Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, Jon Brown, Polygram, Interscope Comm., Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista