Primary Motive
| Primary Motive | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Adams |
| Written by | Daniel Adams William Snowden |
| Produced by | Thomas Gruenberg |
| Starring | Judd Nelson Richard Jordan Sally Kirkland Justine Bateman John Savage |
| Cinematography | John Drake |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Carmody |
| Music by | John Cale |
Release date | 2 August 1992 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Primary Motive is a 1992 American political thriller film written and directed by Daniel Adams.[1]
Plot[edit]
Andrew Blumenthal (Judd Nelson), a rookie ambitious press secretary targets the crooked opponent of his Boston candidate.[2][3][4][5]
Cast[edit]
- Judd Nelson as Andrew Blumenthal
- Richard Jordan as Chris Poulas
- Sally Kirkland as Helen Poulas
- Justine Bateman as Darcy Link
- John Savage as Wallace Roberts
- Frank Converse as John Eastham
- Joe Grifasi as Paul Melton
- Larry "Ratso" Sloman as Charlie Phelps
- Malachi Throne as Ken Blumenthal
- John Bedford Lloyd as Pat O'Hara
- Daniel Adams as Fisherman
- Tatyana Yassukovich as Poulas' receptionist
- Maggie Wagner as Betty Sullivan
- Bill Siegel as Republican State chairman
- William Bulger as Self[6][7]
Reception[edit]
Variety said: "slipshod dialogue and the cursory look of its lighting, sound and staging reduce it to parody".[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Primary Motive by Daniel Adams
- ^ Primary Motive at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Primary Motive at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ Primary Motive at AllMovie
- ^ Primary Motive at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- ^ "El precio de la gloria". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Créditos de la película El precio de la gloria". cineyseries.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Moerk, Christian (16 July 1992). "Primary Motive". Variety.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
External links[edit]
- Primary Motive at IMDb
- Primary Motive at Rotten Tomatoes
- Primary Motive at the TCM Movie Database
- "Primary Motive". Encyclopedia.com.
- Primary Motive at AllMovie
- Primary Motive at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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