Pretty When You Cry

Pretty When You Cry is 2001 erotic thriller directed by Jack N. Green.[1]

Pretty When You Cry
Directed byJack N. Green
Produced byDavid Gebbia
Gloria Gebbia
John Gebbia
Richard Gebbia
Peter N. Green
Christopher Keller
Written byChristopher Keller
StarringSam Elliott
Jamie Kennedy
Carlton Elizabeth
Music byNormand Corbeil
CinematographyJack N. Green
Edited bySamuel Craven
Production
company
Gebbia Entertainment
Distributed byHBO Films
Release date
27 November 2001
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million

Synopsis

Detective Black (Elliott) conducts a procedural interrogation on Albert Straka (Kennedy), a quiet and unassuming man who is a suspect in the brutal and violent murder of Frank (Cavalieri), a drug and sex addict who owns a nightclub. He gets Albert to admit that he had strong feelings towards Frank's wife, Sarah (Elizabeth), but that she was into far too kinky sex for him to ever fall in love with. As the interrogation continues, it is revealed that the sordid sexual relationship among the three grew increasingly bizarre.

Principal cast
ActorRole
Sam ElliottDetective Lukas Black
Jamie KennedyAlbert Straka
Carlton ElizabethSara Carreni
Michael CavalieriFrank Carreni
Lori HeuringEmily
Keith DavidDetective Charles Desett
Nick SwardsonShaun

Critical reception

From Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com:

Carlton Elizabeth (known as Carlton Lynx when she was doing softcore porn) steals the show as said girlfriend (she's been being abused, natch) with her trashy good looks and willingness to throw her body into the role, literally, but on the whole this is one hell of an awful movie.[2]

From Anee Teepesh of Geniuses Who Have Opinions on Films:

Pretty When You Cry is actually quite an experiment in boredom. The story's twists are quite uninteresting and the eroticness of the film may get a lifer in prison a little excited but that is about it... Sam Elliot I've never minded but as with Jamie Kennedy, they both seem to be stuck in this horrible movie with no escape. Two decent talents with a go nowhere script.[3]

References
  1. Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Band 3, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3, pgs. 374-376.
  2. "Pretty When You Cry - Filmcritic.com Movie Review". Filmcritic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  3. "Carlton Elizabeth All Tied Up, Screws Us All. - Seduced: Pretty When You Cry". Epinions.com. 2002-12-22. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
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