Eye for an Eye

After her daughter Julie is brutally raped and murdered, Karen McCann is turned down by the LAPD after…

• Director: * John Schlesinger
  
• Genre:Crime / Drama / Thriller
• Runtime:101 minutes

Cast

Sally Field : Karen McCann
Ed Harris : Mack McCann
Olivia Burnette : Julie McCann
Alexandra Kyle : Megan McCann
Kiefer Sutherland: Robert Doob

Karen McCann (Sally Field) is a woman with everything to live for. She is happily married to Mack (Ed Harris) and has two daughters, 17-year-old Julie (Olivia Burnette) (from Karen’s previous marriage) and six-year-old Megan (Alexandra Kyle). She lives in a nice house in Santa Monica, California and has a good job in a museum.

However, her world is shattered when Julie is violently raped and murdered. Devastated, Karen tries to maintain normality for Megan’s sake—but she finds herself obsessed with bringing her daughter’s killer to justice. Detective Sergeant Joe Denillo (Joe Mantegna), assures Karen that there is enough DNA evidence to help catch the killer. He also encourages her to seek counseling, and her husband agrees.

At a support group, they meet various people in similar circumstances, including Albert and Regina Gratz (William Mesnik and Rondi Reed), and Sidney Hughes (Philip Baker Hall). During the meeting, Karen overhears Albert and Regina talking to Sidney in a private room about something which alarms Regina.

The next day Denillo tells Karen that DNA tests have revealed the killer as Robert Doob (Kiefer Sutherland), a supermarket delivery man with a criminal record. At the trial, it is clear Doob is guilty, however, due to the fact that the defense was promised a sample of the DNA on which they could perform their own tests they did not receive, it forces the judge (Armin Shimerman) to dismiss the case. Karen and Mack are dumbstruck as Doob walks away a free man.

Mack is desperate to return to a normal life, but Karen cannot stop thinking of Doob. She investigates him, and finds out that he lives in a flophouse. She continues to spy on Doob, keeping a detailed record of his movements, which somehow brings her a sense of satisfaction. Despite a friend’s pleas to stop, she continues stalking him. After observing Doob urinating on a customer’s lawn after a delivery, she goes to Denillo—but he tells Karen there’s not much he can do and to stay away from him. She then attempts to warn Doob’s unsuspecting customer, but the woman only speaks Spanish and does not understand her. Read more

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