Unlawful Entry

June. 26,1992      R
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops who answered their call. He helps them install a security system, begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol angling to pry into the couple's problems with the wife. The husband begins wondering if they're getting too much help.

Kurt Russell as  Michael Carr
Ray Liotta as  Officer Pete Davis
Madeleine Stowe as  Karen Carr
Roger E. Mosley as  Officer Roy Cole
Ken Lerner as  Roger Graham
Deborah Offner as  Penny, Karen's Friend
Johnny Ray McGhee as  Ernie Pike
Carmen Argenziano as  Jerome Lurie
Andy Romano as  Captain Russell Hayes
Sonny Carl Davis as  Neighbor Jack

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Reviews

Solemplex
1992/06/26

To me, this movie is perfection.

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AshUnow
1992/06/27

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Janae Milner
1992/06/28

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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Bob
1992/06/29

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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oliviaharper
1992/06/30

Unlawful Entry becomes a passable film and not a bad one courtesy one performance- Ray Liotta. Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe play a married couple living in an Upscale flat in LA when one night they are awakened by a break in. Two cops come to their assistance and one of them- Liotta befriends the couple even taking Russell out for a night out. He helps them with proofing the house but as it turns out he is a psychopath with an unhealthy obsession for Stowe's character. Liotta is suitably creepy and carries the film on his shoulders. Russell and Stowe are adequate and aren't allowed to do much except go with the proceedings. A good one time watch.

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Ben Parker
1992/07/01

All you need to know about Unlawful Entry is that its title is a pun. Ray Liotta is typecast as the creepy weirdo who has designs on somebody else's Madaleine Stowe. This might have played as a twist if not for the fact that Ray Liotta is physically incapable of playing a good guy. The only real question is what he wants: does he want the money or the wife? Kurt Russell's character is completely blind about it though. I was shouting at my Laserdisc player at one point: anyone who tells Ray Liotta their security password has clearly never seen a Ray Liotta movie before. The only other thing worth talking about here is the audacity of the title. It has two meanings. There's a house break-in. There's also a sexual assault. I honestly can't believe that passed quality control. Its just an icky title.Movie is totally tepid and predictable. Do not recommend.

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dworldeater
1992/07/02

Unlawful Entry is a solid 90's thriller that is beautifully shot, has tight direction and excellent performances from the cast. Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe are an upper class couple and victims of a home invasion. They call the police and end up befriending policeman Ray Liotta. Kurt ends up going on a ride along with Ray and his partner. He then realizes Ray is a bit crazy and makes an effort to distance himself and his wife from him. This is a no go as Liotta is also obsessed with Kurt's wife and I can hardly blame him as Madeline Stowe is stunning. Kurt's character is pretty far removed from the tough, action movie characters he is used to playing. He shows great range here and gives a convincing performance as a yuppie everyman. Ray Liotta is great here as a psycho cop looking for love in all the wrong places. He frequently abuses his power throughout the course of the film and events then escalate to a violent climax. Madeline Stowe give an excellent performance as well and shows vulnerability with her character. Unlawful Entry is a great thriller and one I really think was done well.

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FlashCallahan
1992/07/03

After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops that answered their call.He helps them install the security system, and begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol, and spends a lot of time discussing the couple's problems with the wife.The husband begins wondering if they're getting too much help...Lets face it, when this film was released, anyone who was offered help from Ray Liotta was asking for trouble.It's a great entry into the sub-genre of nice strangers who turn psycho, and one of the last good ones. Fear in 1996 was a good addition, but since then we haven't had a decent one (The resident was the pits).It's a slice of early nineties cheese, especially because it's round about that time when the nineties was still trying to be the eighties, so the yuppie context coming from Russell is rife throughout.But him and Liotta are on fire here, and there is a little homophobic subtext between the two when they are bonding.The Ray gets a little out of hand and starts acting a bit freaky and Kurt blows a fuse. He gets framed for something he didn't do and due to him having all his cards cancelled cannot get bail to be with his wife.This is where the film goes a bit silly. Liotta kills his partner for the reason being that he's probably done this before (we never get to find out) and he's going to tell his boss.Then he cooks dinner for Stowe (who is excellent in this), knowing that she is freaked out beyond her mind. the man may be crazy, but i'm sure he' not stupid.The film then does the classic 'is he dead?' thing and before the payoff happens, Liotta has time to say something cool.The build up is fantastic, it's expertly made and looks like a lot of money has been thrown at it. The actors are all great and it's one of Hollywoods best Adult Psycho Thrillers, along with Pacific Heights, Single white Female, and anything Michael Douglas starred in circa 1987-1994.

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