Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice1981

Director: Sydney Pollack
Stars: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 116 minutes

The ethics of the press are roundly slapped around in an entertaining if not always believable drama from director Sydney Pollack. Sally Field is the Miami reporter who is set up to leak information on a dead-end murder investigation. A sneaky gover… more »



Megan Carter:
Michael?

Michael Gallagher:
You don't wanna come in here. I'm warning you.

Megan Carter:
Michael, if I could just talk to you...

Michael Gallagher:
Shut up! I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear any of it! What the hell are you doing here? Details? Is that what you want? They found her naked in a tub. She didn't even want to make a mess! No water, just naked. Are you interested? You interested?

Megan Carter:
Yes.

Michael Gallagher:
She picked up a newspaper, for Christ's sake! And there it is, for everybody to see! She must have felt like ... [rips open her shirt] - just raped!

Megan Carter:
Stop! Michael!

Michael Gallagher:
She must have...

Megan Carter:
Stop!

Michael Gallagher:
You know something? When you kill yourself, it's a homicide, so they do an autopsy. They'll get a knife. They start here. They're gonna split her open. Up here they use shears. Shears, for Christ's sake! Oh, goddamn you!

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