Unlawful Entry (film)
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| Directed by | Jonathan Kaplan |
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Charles Gordon Sulla Hamer Gene Levy |
| Screenplay by |
Lewis Colick Ken Friedman |
| Story by | George Putnam John Katchmer |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Jamie Anderson |
| Edited by | Curtiss Clayton |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $23 million |
| Box office | $57,138,719 (USA) |
Unlawful Entry is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. The film stars Kurt Russell, Madeleine Stowe and Ray Liotta.
The film involves a couple who befriend a lonely policeman, only for him to develop an unrequited fixation on the wife, leading to chilling consequences. Ray Liotta was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in 1993 for his portrayal of the psychopathic cop. The film was remade in Bollywood as Fareb in 1996.
Michael and Karen Carr (Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe) are a couple living in an upscale part of Los Angeles, and their peace of mind is upset by an coming in through their skylight one night. The intruder briefly takes Karen as a hostage, before dumping her in the swimming pool and making his escape.
The Carrs call in the police, one of whom, Pete Davis (Ray Liotta), takes extra interest in the couple's case. He cuts through department red tape and expedites speedy installation of a security system in the Carrs' house.
When Michael expresses an interest in getting revenge on the intruder, Pete invites him on a "ride-along" with his partner, Roy Cole (Roger E. Mosley). After dropping Cole off, Pete takes Michael out to arrest the man who broke into the Carrs' house, offering Michael a chance to take some revenge using Pete's nightstick. Michael declines, but Pete administers a vicious beating to the intruder, leaving Michael deeply suspicious of Pete's mental stability. He suggests that Pete get some professional help and, especially, stay far away from him and Karen in the future.
Pete takes neither suggestion. Instead, he begins to stalk the couple, particularly Karen, with whom he's obsessed. Pete even appears in the couple's bedroom one night while they are making love, just to "check that everything's okay".
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