by Dan Pavlides
synopsis
In this off-beat and stylish mystery by director Wayne Wang, C.C. Drood (Tom Hulce) is an underground cartoonist who is separated from his wife Helen (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and daughter Bean (Judith Barsi). When his lover Yolanda (Virginia Madsen) is found murdered, Drood is the main focus of the police investigation. When Drood uncovers a sex scandal involving police chief Gilbert (John Doe) and Detective Smiley (Harry Dean Stanton), he realizes he is being made the fall guy for the crime. Singer Adam Ant plays Drood's buddy Jim.
characteristics
- Investigation
- Murder
- Police-corruption
- Infidelity
- Kidnap
- Miscarriage Of Justice
- Separation
- False-accusation
- Kill
- Extramarital-affair
- Breakups And Divorces
- Adultery
- Adulterer
- Cartoonist
- Clearing One's Name
