The Big Fall (1996)
Directed by C. Thomas Howell
Genres - Mystery |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film |
Release Date - Oct 14, 1997 (USA - Unknown), Oct 14, 1997 (USA) |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
Though he essentially made The Big Fall a detective thriller, director/star C. Thomas Howell interjects his hard-boiled tale with a hint of parody. Though specializing in cases of adultery, Los Angeles private dick Blaize Rybeck's newest client, the beautiful Emma Russell (Sophie Ward) has a different type of project: she wants him to locate her brother Kenny, a flight instructor who was involved in a plane crash. His body was never found at the site, and Emma is convinced that Kenny is still alive. To solve the puzzle, Blaize goes undercover and joins a group of sky-diving thrillseekers. His old pal FBI-agent Bill Wilcox (William Applegate Jr.) shows up and tries to persuade Blaize to stop investigating -- as there is far more to the case than is immediately apparent -- but by that time, the gumshoe is in too deep to stop.