Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Starring:
- Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, (more)
- Director(s):
- Carl Franklin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Mystery & Suspense
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Denzel Washington stars in this adaptation of the novel by African-American crime author Walter Mosley, the first of his stories to reach the screen. Ezekiel Rawlins (Washington), known to his friends as "Easy," has just lost his job at an aircraft plant in post-WW II Los Angeles, a time when good-paying jobs for black men are hard to come by. He's wondering how to make his mortgage payment when he's approached by De Witt Albright (Tom Sizemore), who describes his job as "doing favors for friends." It seems that a woman named Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals) has gone missing; Daphne is the former girlfriend of wealthy mayoral candidate Todd Carter (Terry Kinney) and a known habitué of the black jazz clubs and night spots on L.A.'s Central Avenue. Albright offers Easy $100 to help him find Daphne, and while he doesn't have any detective experience, the price is right, so Easy agrees. After a passionate affair with a friend of Daphne's, Coretta James (Lisa Nicole Carson), leads to that woman's murder, Easy enlists the help of his friend Mouse (Don Cheadle), who seems to know just a bit too well how to use a gun, which gives Easy all too clear a look at the lower depths of L.A.'s upper crust. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast:
- Denzel Washington - Easy Rawlins
- Jennifer Beals - Daphne Monet
- Maury Chaykin - Matthew Terell
- Vinny Argiro - Baxter
- G. Smokey Campbell - Nightclub Owner
- Deborah Lacey - Sophie
- John Roselius - Mason
- Lisa Nicole Carson - Coretta James
- David Wolos-Fonteno - Junior Fornay
- Barry "Shabaka" Henley - Woodcutter
- J.D. Smith - Pool Hall Owner
- Frank Davis - Butcher
- Peggy Rea - Carter's Secretary
- Nigel Gibbs - Bootlegger
- Renee Humphrey - Barbara
- Tom Sizemore - DeWitt Albright
- Don Cheadle - Mouse
- Terry Kinney - Todd Carter
- L. Scott Caldwell - Hattie Parsons
- Nicky Corello - Sheriff
- Steve Randazzo - Benny Giacomo
- Mel Winkler - Joppy
- Joseph Latimore - Frank Green
- Jernard Burks - Dupree Brouchard
- Scott Lincoln - Richard McGee
- Kenny Endoso - Manny
- Beau Starr - Miller
- Jeris Poindexter - Alphonso Jenkins
- Albert Hall - Odell
- Brendan Kelly - Terell's Chauffeur
- Director(s):
- Carl Franklin
- Writer(s):
- Carl Franklin
- Producer(s):
- Gary Goetzman, Jesse Beaton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Violence, Sexual Situations)
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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- 1994 - Devil in a Blue Dress - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actor
- 1995 - Devil in a Blue Dress - National Society of Film Critics - Best Cinematography
- 1995 - Devil in a Blue Dress - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor
