Keys to Tulsa Movie Review 1996

After losing his job as a lowly movie reviewer (gasp!), Richter Bourdreau (Stoltz), the black-sheep son of a wealthy Tulsa family, is lured into a blackmail scheme by his ex-flame Vicky (Unger) and her perpetually stoned husband Ronnie (Spader). When the tables are turned on him, Richter finally gets up off of his slacker butt for some revenge. Excellent cast includes Moore as his flinty mother and Coburn as a wealthy redneck patriarch. Stoltz's performance holds the spiraling story of class distinction, murder and deceit together, and Spader's Elvis-helmeted loser is fun to watch. Based on the novel by Brian Fair Berkey.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Family Ties, Disorganized Crime, Drug Use & Abuse, Ethics & Morals, Generation X, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Revenge, Strippers, Blackmail

Screenplay

Harley Peyton

Cast

Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Mary Tyler Moore, Joanna Going, Cameron Diaz, James Coburn, Michael Rooker, Peter Strauss, Deborah Kara Unger

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

Director

Leslie Greif

Music

Stephen Endelman

Producer

Leslie Greif, Harley Peyton, Michael Birnbaum, Peter Isacksen, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, ITC Entertainment Group, Gramercy Pictures