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The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Tom Topor, loosely based on the 1983 gang rape of Cheryl Araujo in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The film stars Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias, a young waitress who is gang raped by three men at a local bar.
Jonathan Kaplan (born November 25, 1947) is an American film producer and director.His film The Accused (1988) earned actress Jodie Foster the Oscar for Best Actress and was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]
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Kelly Ann McGillis [1] (born July 9, 1957) [2] [3] is an American actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in Top Gun (1986); Made in Heaven (1987); The House on Carroll Street (1988); and as Katheryn Murphy in The Accused (1988). [4]
Leo Rossi (born June 26, 1946) is an American actor, writer and producer. A character actor with over 100 credits to his name, he is known for his role as foul-mouthed EMT Vincent "Budd" Scarlotti in the 1981 horror film Halloween II, as the serial killer Turkell from the 1990 horror sequel Maniac Cop 2, and as Detective Sam Dietz in the Relentless franchise.
O'Brien's feature film acting credits include his feature film debut in The Big Easy and The Accused (1988), opposite Jodie Foster. In 2004, he established Irreverent Media Ltd. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Irreverent's feature slate includes the magical romantic comedy Best Restaurant. It is a co-creative with Vancouver-based ...
Simon Stephenson, known for working on popular movies “Luca” and “Paddington 2,” made the bombshell allegations in emails to the Writer's Guild of America that were obtained by Variety.
The following year, Foster made her debut as a director with the episode "Do Not Open This Box" for the horror anthology series Tales from the Darkside, [65] and starred in the romantic drama Stealing Home (1988) opposite Mark Harmon. The film was a critical and commercial failure, [66] with Roger Ebert "wondering if any movie could possibly be ...