Sara Paretsky Movies
- 1997
- PG13
Anne Werden (JoBeth Williams) is a besieged psychiatric intern in this thriller about conspiracy and murder. After Anne takes one of her young patients home and he dies under mysterious circumstances, she falls under suspicion and is arrested. Not long after that, her young son is kidnapped and Anne becomes determined to find her son and discover who killed her young patient -- aided by certain clues that point to her dead patient's family. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
Kathleen Turner stars as V.I. Warshawski in Jeff Kanew's film version of the hard-boiled detective character from Sara Paretsky's series of crime novels. Warshawski is a freelance private investigator in Chicago, who lives the part of the hard-boiled detective. But in her heart of hearts, she is a softy. One night, while she is drinking at her favorite bar, she meets an ex-Blackhawks hockey player named Boom-Boom Grafalk (Stephen Meadows). The two connect and a romance appears to be in the making. But Warshawski is nevertheless surprised when Boom-Boom appears at her doorstep later that night with his 13-year-old daughter, Kat (Angela Goethals) in tow. He asks Warshawski if she could watch her and Warshawski agrees. Later that night, Boom-Boom is killed in a boat explosion and Kit hires Warshawski to track down her father's killer. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders, (more)
