Mistrial (1996)
Directed by Heywood Gould
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Police Detective Film, Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Nov 2, 1996 (USA - Unknown), Nov 2, 1996 (USA) |
Run Time - 92 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
An angry cop literally kidnaps a court proceeding in a desperate bid for justice in this made-for-cable drama. Eddie Rios (John Seda) stands accused of the murder of two police officers, but he's found not guilty due to a lack of proper evidence. Steve Donohue (Bill Pullman), the detective who brought Rios in, is outraged by this decision, and in a burst of anger he pulls his gun and holds the defendant, the judge, and the jury hostage, demanding they immediately retry Rios, with Donohue presenting evidence he was forbidden to show the jury due to legal technicalities. Mistrial also stars Robert Loggia, Blair Underwood, and Roma Maffia.
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court [law], evidence, hostage, judge, jury, police-detective, trial [courtroom]