Double Jeopardy

1999
15
1h 45m

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Conspiracy Thriller Dark Comedy Legal Thriller Suspense Mystery Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be ... Read allLibby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted for her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive and wants to settle the score and find their son. As she has been tried for the crime, she cannot be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills Nick.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

99K

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2,090

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Double Jeopardy

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Trivia
Jodie Foster landed the role of Libby after Meg Ryan and Brooke Shields both declined, but was replaced by Ashley Judd when Foster became pregnant.

Goofs
Double jeopardy only applies to crimes tried by the same state or the federal government. If a murder occurred in a different state, it is tried independently of what may have occurred in another state. In practice, if it is discovered that the crime for which a person was convicted did not occur, the conviction would be vacated.

Quotes
[Nick threatens Libby as Libby threatens him with the law of double jeopardy]
Nick Parsons: They're tough in Louisiana, Libby. You shoot me, they'll give you the gas chamber.
Libby Parsons: No they won't. It's called double jeopardy. I learned a few things in prison, Nick. I could shoot you in the middle of Mardi Gras and they can't touch me.
Travis Lehman: As an ex-law professor, I can assure you she is right.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Double Jeopardy/Jakob the Liar/Mumford (1999)

Soundtracks
Juicy Lucy
Written by Horace Silver
Performed by The Jeff Hamilton Trio

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Decent movie based on a ridiculous premise

Their definition of double jeopardy is so wrong that it insults intelligence. DJ protects a person, presumably found innocent the first trial, from being retried for that SAME crime. SAME ...as in same victim, same day, same circumstance. Not SAME victim but DIFFERENT day, circumstance. Using their interpretation of DJ, I could assault someone, be tried and go to prison, get released, and go assault that person again and get off scott free. Maybe a small legal point to most viewers, but I prefer to watch movies that don't make me scoff at the stupidity of the central premise. That said, the action is decent.