Unlawful Entry

1992
18
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

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Ray Liotta, Kurt Russell, and Madeleine Stowe in Unlawful Entry (1992)

Dark Comedy Psychological Thriller Crime Drama Thriller

A burglar holds a knife to Karen's throat while her husband does nothing. The couple ends up befriending the cop that comes. The friendship ends when the cop beats up the culprit. Karen isn'... Read allA burglar holds a knife to Karen's throat while her husband does nothing. The couple ends up befriending the cop that comes. The friendship ends when the cop beats up the culprit. Karen isn't ready to end it. Things get ugly with the cop.A burglar holds a knife to Karen's throat while her husband does nothing. The couple ends up befriending the cop that comes. The friendship ends when the cop beats up the culprit. Karen isn't ready to end it. Things get ugly with the cop.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

20K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,857

5,258

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Kurt Russell and Madeleine Stowe refused to use body doubles for the sex scene.

Goofs
The alarm password to Micheal and Karen's home should have been changed immediately after it's discovered that Pete is psychologically impaired it should not have been left the same allowing Pete to stalk enter plant drugs in the home and frame Micheal..

Quotes
Officer Pete Davis: [after giving the wrong answer to the security company] What's the password, Michael?
Michael Carr: Figure it out yourself, asshole. Seven letters.
[Chuckles]
Michael Carr: Fuck you.

Alternate versions
The Indian theatrical version made cuts by the CBFC to remove...
Reduce by 50% the visuals of love making in car by the police officer and the prostitute especially deleting the visuals of bare breasts and movements (Length Retained: 22.00 ft).
Reduce by 50% the visuals of love making by couple in the bathroom by deleting the visuals of lifting of gown and putting his head on belly (Length Retained: 18.00 ft.)
Reduce by 50% the visuals of love making by couples especially deleting the total nudity and copulation (Length Retained: 20.00 ft.) ...for an 'A' (restricted to adults) certificate.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Batman Returns/Cold Heaven/Housesitter/Cousin Bobby/The Hairdresser's Husband (1992)

Soundtracks
Pa La Ocha Tambo
Written and Performed by Eddie Palmieri
Courtesy of Sonido, Inc.

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A film that deserves recognition

I consider myself a big film buff, but before I'd seen it recently, I'd never even heard of Unlawful Entry. The story is pretty simple: a couple in love (Kurt Russell and Madeline Stowe) make friends with a cop (Ray Liotta) who turns out to be possessive and to make their lives a living hell (see also: The Cable Guy, which follows the same lines). But, with a simple story, this low-key film deserves recognition for being a clever and original thriller. Throughout the film, you feel all the emotions that Kurt Russell is feeling as his life is slowly taken away from him by the ever-menacing Ray Liotta. In brief, this is a fabulous film, which was under-appreciated and a missed hit.