| Dr. Ed Altman |
In 1996. Mickey Rourke took center stage in director Yurk Bogayevicz's Exit in Red. Rourke stars as Ed Altman, a misfit
Beverly Hills psychiatrist whose bedside manner has managed to get him accused of contributing to the suicide of a beautiful patient
and charged with sexual misconduct. Rourke may not strike some as a psychiatrist, but it's valid in this scenario. Admittedly addicted
to women, it’s not too terribly shocking, it's Beverly Hills! Ed moves to Palm Springs to escape the charges filed against him with
the assistance of his is adoring attorney Kate (Carre Otis). Attempts to get his life back in shape seem effortless for him with the help
of the beautiful lawyer who eventually gets all charges against him dropped.
Beverly Hills psychiatrist whose bedside manner has managed to get him accused of contributing to the suicide of a beautiful patient
and charged with sexual misconduct. Rourke may not strike some as a psychiatrist, but it's valid in this scenario. Admittedly addicted
to women, it’s not too terribly shocking, it's Beverly Hills! Ed moves to Palm Springs to escape the charges filed against him with
the assistance of his is adoring attorney Kate (Carre Otis). Attempts to get his life back in shape seem effortless for him with the help
of the beautiful lawyer who eventually gets all charges against him dropped.
While starting over, Ed begins making positive changes in his new proximity until he meets yet another mysteriously gorgeous and
sexy temptation. Instead of treating her, he has an affair with the unhappily married woman, Ally (Annabel Schofield) who
seductively lures him in quickly. What he doesn’t know is she has already plotted the murder of her wealthy husband along with her
crazy lover Nick (Anthony Michael Hall), which happens to include framing Ed for the deadly deed. Soon, Dr. Altman becomes the
prime suspect in the murder of Ally’s husband. He realizes he has been set up, but with his past, he is unable to convince the
authorities of his innocence.
sexy temptation. Instead of treating her, he has an affair with the unhappily married woman, Ally (Annabel Schofield) who
seductively lures him in quickly. What he doesn’t know is she has already plotted the murder of her wealthy husband along with her
crazy lover Nick (Anthony Michael Hall), which happens to include framing Ed for the deadly deed. Soon, Dr. Altman becomes the
prime suspect in the murder of Ally’s husband. He realizes he has been set up, but with his past, he is unable to convince the
authorities of his innocence.
When Ed luckily escapes jail, when a truck crashes through a wall at the police station, he decides right then and there to resolve the
matter his way. To punish Nick for his involvement in the set up, Altman makes him drive through miles and miles of the scorching
barren desert wearing several layers of heavy winter clothing, locks him in the trunk, shoots him in the face. Yet the dialogue
exchange between the duo on the road trip to and from hell is a clever duel of the minds. The triple-cross of Nick by Ally result in a
violent shoot-out. in the aftermath of the gruesome blood-bath in which only one of the three will survive.
matter his way. To punish Nick for his involvement in the set up, Altman makes him drive through miles and miles of the scorching
barren desert wearing several layers of heavy winter clothing, locks him in the trunk, shoots him in the face. Yet the dialogue
exchange between the duo on the road trip to and from hell is a clever duel of the minds. The triple-cross of Nick by Ally result in a
violent shoot-out. in the aftermath of the gruesome blood-bath in which only one of the three will survive.
If you like movies built around the art of not-so passive manipulation and sexual addiction with a David Lynch meets Fargo feel, this
one is a definite must-purchase for your film library. The overall mood of Exit In Red is down-beat and sultry, and yet its refreshing
in its relatively quiet, unassuming development and resolution. While it both begins and ends with the same scene; which takes place
in the middle, the mental and emotional maze of twists, turns, flash-backs and flash-forwards along the way are surprisingly
unexpected by the first-time viewer of the film, especially within the finale`you never quite see coming.
one is a definite must-purchase for your film library. The overall mood of Exit In Red is down-beat and sultry, and yet its refreshing
in its relatively quiet, unassuming development and resolution. While it both begins and ends with the same scene; which takes place
in the middle, the mental and emotional maze of twists, turns, flash-backs and flash-forwards along the way are surprisingly
unexpected by the first-time viewer of the film, especially within the finale`you never quite see coming.
| This character synopsis was written by Kathy Thompson feedback is greatly appreciated. |
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