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Jennifer Eight

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After discovering his wife's adultery, Los Angeles detective John Berlin (Andy Garcia) relocates to recover and work alongside old friend Freddy Ross (Lance Henriksen) in the peaceful small town of Eureka, Calif. When a severed hand is found in a garbage dump, John realizes it belongs to a missing blind woman and connects it to six similar murders. Fearing the next to die will be Helena Robertson (Uma Thurman), the blind roommate of the last victim, John tries to protect her and find the killer.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1.5/4
Somebody should have taken a hard look at the screenplay and decided that it wasn't finished. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/08/2024
2.5/4
Title notwithstanding, here’s a murder-mystery that avoids being completely by-the-numbers, even if it ultimately fails to fulfill its immense promise. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Queer.Horror.Movies. 01/29/2024
3.5/5
The film is worth recommending thanks to Hall’s cinematography, as well as the relationship between Garcia's Berlin and Henriksen's Freddy. As a relic of a bygone Hollywood era when these films were common, Jennifer 8 remains an entertaining thriller Go to Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal 11/28/2022
4/5
Writer-director Bruce Robinson's ruthlessly oppressive and relentlessly impressive thriller offers a tried-and-true template of tough, terse mystery storytelling and compellingly realized character-driven complications to the film’s central investigation. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 10/25/2022
2/4
...a slow and sluggish endeavor that contains, at its core, a tedious, hopelessly convoluted mystery... Go to Full Review Owen McNally Hartford Courant 04/23/2018
Because of its sometimes murky plot and lethargic pace, the film never delivers a real knockout punch as a thriller. It's more like a semi-thriller, at best, steeped in atmosphere but lacking in scary moments. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone 2d Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 27 Failure in 2 hours and 7 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $11,000,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more J H Apr 30 Yet another case of style over substance. This movie is filled with implausibilities; my favorite involves the constant references to John Berlin as an old man. (Andy Garcia was 36 when he made this movie.) The script was written with Al Pacino in mind, and it wasn't changed when he passed. Avoid. See more Wink D 06/03/2024 I’ve watched this movie many times. While it’s not spectacular it is reminiscent of the movies I grew up watching. I recommend watching at least one time See more B P 04/26/2024 ‘Jennifer 8’ Builds A Big Mystery. An atypical crime thriller that manages to get more right than wrong. See more KB B @Okbullard 03/26/2024 It was okay but I'd never want to watch it again. See more Read all reviews
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Bruce Robinson

Director

Andy Garcia

John Berlin

Uma Thurman

Helena

Lance Henriksen

Freddy Ross

Kathy Baker

Margie Ross

Graham Beckel

John Taylor

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Jennifer Eight

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Synopsis After discovering his wife's adultery, Los Angeles detective John Berlin (Andy Garcia) relocates to recover and work alongside old friend Freddy Ross (Lance Henriksen) in the peaceful small town of Eureka, Calif. When a severed hand is found in a garbage dump, John realizes it belongs to a missing blind woman and connects it to six similar murders. Fearing the next to die will be Helena Robertson (Uma Thurman), the blind roommate of the last victim, John tries to protect her and find the killer.
Director
Bruce Robinson
Producer
Gary Lucchesi, David Wimbury
Screenwriter
Bruce Robinson
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.0M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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