Primal
Fear
Non-Series
William Diehl
Publisher: Villard Books
ISBN: 067940211X
Published: January 1993
Synopsis: In Chicago,
a sainted archbishop is slain, mutilated, and dismembered in his
rectory. Moments after the murder, an angelic-looking young man, Aaron
Sampler, is found crouched in a confessional, covered with blood and
clutching a butcher knife - but swearing he is innocent of the heinous
act.
Enter attorney Martin Vail. Vail is so good at his job, he's managed to
infuriate every judge, prosecutor, and politician in Illinois. Now
they're paying him back - by forcing him to defend Aaron Sampler and
plead a case he cannot possibly win. But Vail is no ordinary lawyer,
and the legal team he assembles is no ordinary backup squad. There's
Jack Scalding, and ex-judge whose main passions in life are playing the
horses and arguing the law; Tommy Goodman, Vail's top investigator, an
ex-boxer studying to be a lawyer so he can follow in Vail's footsteps;
Molly Arrington, a young and beautiful psychiatrist, and the one who is
the first to understand the extraordinary truth that lies behind the
killing of the archbishop.
Primal
Fear
Gregory Hoblit, Director
Richard Gere: Martin Vail
Laura Linney: Janet Venable
Edward Norton: Aaron Stampler
John Mahoney: John Shaughnessy
Frances McDormand: Dr. Molly Arrington
Alfre Woodard: Judge Miriam Shoat
Terry O'Quinn: Bud Yancy
Andre Braugher: Tommy Goodman
Steven Bauer: Joey Pinero
Joe Spano: Capt. Abel Stenner
UPC: 097363283270
Source: Paramount
DVD Release: 10/21/1998
Original Release: 12/18/1981
Rating: R
Region Code: 1
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital, stereo
Language: English, Français
Subtitles: Español
Features: Widescreen version; Dolby Digital: English 5.1 surround;
English Dolby surround; French Dolby surround; Spanish subtitles;
English captions; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Theatrical trailer
Time: 2:10:00
