In Defense of a Married Man

October. 14,1990      
Rating:
5.6
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Trailer Synopsis Cast

When a defense lawyer's adulterous husband becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was cheating with, his wife chooses to defend him. Can she overcome his betrayal while searching for the truth?

Judith Light as  Laura Simmons
Michael Ontkean as  Robert
Jerry Orbach as  Alan Michelson
Johnny Galecki as  Eric
Cynthia Sikes as  Claudia
Gema Zamprogna as  Amanda Simmons
Patricia Hamilton as  Eileen Lloyd
Pat Corley as  Det. Brendan Bradley
Nicholas Campbell as  Ben Gardner
John Colicos as  Charles Evers

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Reviews

AshUnow
1990/10/14

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

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Derry Herrera
1990/10/15

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

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Rosie Searle
1990/10/16

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Gary
1990/10/17

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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keila_g
1990/10/18

This movie was good beyond my expectation. I loved the plot, the characters. Judith Light was great. I really loved it. Except for the saxophone which I thought didn't fit in right into the movie, it's perfect. Great suspense. Wow. I'm not good at making reviews. It says here I have to make at least 10 sentences for this to be published. I just saw this film now and I highly recommend it. I really enjoyed watching it. I kept guessing who was who.I liked how it ended too. My review may not be good but this movie is worth your time. It really is worth your time.Just watch it.

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leokelli
1990/10/19

So, the story is actually pretty good, and it keeps you interested. I love Judith Light in anything, and this is no different. Her character is nearly identical to that of Angela Bower. She's a high powered attorney instead of an ad executive, but you get the idea. It even looks like she borrowed clothes from Angela's closet for this movie. My big complaint about this movie is that she and her on screen husband have NO chemistry. He's wearing sweats and exercising for much of the time and ends up looking less like her husband and more like her son who's been scolded for being a naughty. Speaking of her son, he's played by a pre-Roseanne Johnny Galecki, who does a pretty good job too.Anyway, I saw the movie on Netflix, so if you have that, I do recommend giving it a look!

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swordfish-1
1990/10/20

This is a great thriller by all means. What a pitty it was made for TV. It is so underrated. Anyway let me tell you a little bit about the story. SPOILERS*** It's about a married man who has an affair with a woman. Then guess what? The woman gets murdered and he's the primary suspect. His wife(she's a lawyer)decides to defend him. His son testifies against his father cause he followed him the day she was murdered and he went into her house and soon got out. I'm not gonna tell you the rest but you should watch it. Search for it everywhere. 10/10 rating

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