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Jade

Play trailer Poster for Jade R Released Oct 13, 1995 1h 35m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli (David Caruso) gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer, Matt (Chazz Palminteri). As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.
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An ostensible erotic thriller that's largely neither erotic nor thrilling, Jade marks one of several unfortunate low points for aggressively sexual mid-'90s cinema.

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David Ansen Newsweek Eszterhas seems as bored with them as we are. He's just moving his dopey plot along, leaving Friedkin to fill in the gaps with car chases and irrelevant chinoiserie. Feb 23, 2018 Full Review Bruce Diones The New Yorker Writer Joe Eszterhas's follow-up to his Showgirls fiasco is every bit as hopeless, and this time he takes some good actors down with him. Jun 12, 2013 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel Car-chase aficionados are advised not to miss out on Jade, but others can safely give it a pass. Rated: 2/5 Jun 12, 2013 Full Review Gena Radcliffe The Spool Both Friedkin and Eszterhas clearly found the subject matter of their own movie distasteful, which is a bit of a stumbling block when you’re trying to make an erotic thriller. Sep 28, 2023 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an entertaining Caruso vehicle that fares better than its reputation might’ve suggested. Rated: 3/4 Aug 17, 2023 Full Review Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer On the surface. Jade looks like it should be a sexy thriller. Turns out it's just another visit to Joe Eszterhas World, where all the sex is nasty, all the men are corrupt and all the tedium is unbroken. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 19, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Victor P The plot was contrived, arbitrary, and a disappointment from director William Friedkin and writer Joe Eszterhas who wrote Basic Instinct which was a better movie than Jade. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review alvin a An ambitious San Francisco public defender becomes inveigled in the kinky murder of a local businessman. From the pen of Joe Eszterhaus, still chipping at the block of mental marble that gave us Basic Instinct and Showgirls. So there's some great purple dialogue - few can make a euphemism for genitalia land harder. What gets missed is Eszterhaus's fondness for heroes whose lack of self-awareness verges on stupidity and his sneaking regard for the femme fatale. Once governor Richard Crenna gets in the picture via some incriminating photos, there's also a heavy Clinton/Vince Foster vibe. Director William Friedkin zeroes in on this with an elephant gun, all the while thwarting any real "eroticism" in this erotic thriller via videotape snow and the dampening of animal passions by the Frisco fog. David Caruso is a ginger void, while Linda Fiorentino makes a four-course meal in her role as a thrill-seeking headshrinker. And because this is Friedkin, we get a car chase that only is pipped by Bullitt as the finest to ever be staged in the Bay Area. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/02/24 Full Review Derya S I love the music and editing, the cast is good too. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Mikael A linda fiorentino was great. I love her Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Alice E it is very 90's but it is still good. I love its cinematography and score. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Ulli M William Friedkin, you will be deeply missed. Jade is an underrated gem Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli (David Caruso) gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin (Linda Fiorentino), a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer, Matt (Chazz Palminteri). As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.
Director
William Friedkin
Producer
Joe Eszterhas, Craig Baumgarten, Gary Adelson, Robert Evans
Screenwriter
Joe Eszterhas
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.2M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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