The Rape of Richard Beck (1985)
Directed by Karen Arthur
Genres - Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Message Movie, Police Drama |
Release Date - May 27, 1985 (USA - Unknown), May 27, 1985 (USA) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Made for television, Broken Badge originally aired as The Rape of Richard Beck. Richard Crenna plays Beck, a hard-bitten cop who has little patience for female rape victims. Then he himself is sexually assaulted by two assailants. Crenna's excellent performance notwithstanding, the teleplay by James G. Hirsch is a bit simplistic, drawn up along the lines of the old bromide "a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged" Meredith Baxter Birney is seen all too briefly as a rape counsellor. The Rape of Richard Beck premiered on May 27, 1985, as an "ABC Theatre" presentation.
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rape, humiliation, masculinity, police-officer, sexual-assault, switching-loyalty
