Nuts (1987)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

Martin Ritt

Escritores:

Tom Topor (play)
Tom Topor (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 noviembre 1987 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS

Plot:

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Plot Keywords:

Court | Self Defense | Murder | Freedom | Courtroom Scene

Premios:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Who is trying to Hurt You?

Reparto

Barbra Streisand	...	Claudia Draper
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Aaron Levinsky
Maureen Stapleton	...	Rose Kirk
Karl Malden	...	Arthur Kirk
Eli Wallach	...	Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Robert Webber	...	Francis MacMillan
James Whitmore	...	Judge Stanley Murdoch
Leslie Nielsen	...	Allen Green
William Prince	...	Clarence Middleton
Dakin Matthews	...	1st Judge
Paul Benjamin	...	Harry Harrison
Warren Manzi	...	Saul Kreiglitz
Elizabeth Hoffman	...	Dr. Johnson
Castulo Guerra	...	Dr. Arantes
Stacy Bergman	...	16 year-old Claudia

También conocida como:

Loca (Spain) [es]

Duración:

116 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | West Germany:16 (f) | France:Unrated | Canada:14A (TV rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (#28774)

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivialidades:

Mark Rydell was the first director attached to this film, with Barbra Streisand interested in playing Claudia. However, Rydell cast the younger Debra Winger instead. Then Streisand came back after Winger pulled out. Then Rydell left the project, and Streisand hired Martin Ritt. Streisand says she was genuinely frightened of Leslie Nielsen, who managed to convince her he was dangerous. She says she wishes she had "fought back" more in their dramatic sequence together, but that he really did scare her.

Citas:

Francis MacMillan: You don't trust me, do you, Claudia?
Claudia Draper: Are you crazy? Oh, I'm sorry. That's YOUR question.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "The Nanny: The Ex-Niles (#5.5)" (1997)

Banda de Sonido:

HERE WE ARE AT LAST

Who is trying to Hurt You?

After viewing this superior film, a viewer might wonder where in blazes the original idea came from; The Twilight Zone or ripped from todays headlines. This film is laden with so much talent I'm surprised it didn't establish itself as a mega movie. The premise is that of a talented lawyer, Aaron Levinsky, ably played by Richard Dreyfuss, who is forcibly thrust into a competency case which he does not want. His adversary is a formidably D.A, Francis MacMillan (Robert Webber) who has spent a considerable amount of time putting unwanted criminals and mental undesirables, behind bars. Thus he sees no reason why he should spend more time than necessary on a simple case of mental incompetency. Unfortunately for him the woman in question is spirited, independent Claudia Draper, (Barbra Streisand) who is desperate to have her day in court. Arrayed against her aside from the D.A. are her loving parents, Karl Malden as Arthur Kirk and Maureen Stapleton as Rose Kirk, who guard a terrible family secret. In addition, there is formidable Eli Wallach as Dr. Herbert A. Morrison, a psychiatrist who is convinced that Draper is insane. In Claudia's eyes, everyone seems hell bent on having her locked up in insane asylum. The courtroom drama is superior as Judge Stanley Murdoch, (James Whitmore ) tries to discover why the authorities want Draper incarcerated. A most convincing performance by all to create a memorable film. ****