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Outrage!

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Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) is enraged after the man who raped and murdered his daughter is relieved of punishment because of a legal loophole. Riordan then assumes the role of judge and jury and kills the man himself. He subsequently refuses to plea insanity, leaving his defense attorney, Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), in a tough spot. Gordon then resorts to desperate measures and calls the judge who released Riordan's victim to the stand for a tense debate of legal ethics.

Critics Reviews

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Clifford Terry Chicago Tribune 09/22/2021
With the actors tossing away their lines as if they're disposable razors -- Preston is particularly guilty -- the movie is so relentlessly awful, it seems like a send-up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Fat A Feb 6 Good movie! I liked it! 5 stars See more bob M 07/14/2024 It's a prime example of the boilerplate made for tv legal drama of the 80's - right down to being edited down to barebones . Had they had the budget this could have been a good movie -instead of a paycheck . but still some good moments . See more kate t @ckat9 04/29/2022 It's fairly slow to start and it feels more like a TV movie so my opinion is based on it not being for theatrical release (so my expectations were not as high). What I liked most about it was the way the script enabled the audience to get a better understanding of how our laws are often created and why. Also to better understand why and how so many guilty people seem to be set free.... not to mention the many innocent ones that aren't. Our justice system is a complex web of rules of created by mostly good people trying to solve complicated problems. Their solutions do not always merit justice, as many of us already know. Beau Bridges does a very good job as the defense lawyer. Burgess Meredith is also his usual scruffy good as a Judge. Very good watching on a lazy afternoon. See more 07/27/2018 Interesting concept and conclusion. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Walter Grauman

Director

Robert Preston

Dennis Riordan

Beau Bridges

Brad Gordon

Burgess Meredith

Judge Aaron Klein

Linda Purl

Arlene Robbins

Anthony Newley

Victor Coles

Movie Info

Synopsis Dennis Riordan (Robert Preston) is enraged after the man who raped and murdered his daughter is relieved of punishment because of a legal loophole. Riordan then assumes the role of judge and jury and kills the man himself. He subsequently refuses to plea insanity, leaving his defense attorney, Brad Gordon (Beau Bridges), in a tough spot. Gordon then resorts to desperate measures and calls the judge who released Riordan's victim to the stand for a tense debate of legal ethics.
Director
Walter Grauman
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Mar 2, 1986
Runtime
1h 40m