Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
The Accused
“The first scream was for help. The second is for justice.”
Overview
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
Director
Jonathan Kaplan
Status
Released
Production
Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing
Cast
Jodie Foster
Sarah Tobias
Kelly McGillis
Kathryn Murphy
Bernie Coulson
Ken Joyce
Leo Rossi
Cliff 'Scorpion' Albrect
Ann Hearn
Sally Fraser
Carmen Argenziano
D.A. Paul Rudolph
Steve Antin
Bob Joiner
Tom O'Brien
Larry
Peter Van Norden
Attorney Paulsen
Terry David Mulligan
Lieutenant Duncan
Woody Brown
Danny
Scott Paulin
Attorney Wainwright
Kim Kondrashoff
Kurt
Stephen E. Miller
Polito
Tom Heaton
Bartender Jesse
Andrew Kavadas
Defendant Matt Haines
Tom McBeath
Defendant Stu Holloway
Rose Weaver
Nurse
Linda Darlow
Rape Center Woman
Veena Sood
Woman Orderly
Allan Lysell
Assistant D.A. Massi
Antony Holland
Plea Bargain Lawyer
Kevin McNulty
Plea Bargain Lawyer
Jerry Wasserman
Plea Bargain Lawyer
Barney O'Sullivan
Trial Judge
Christianne Hirt
Angela
Frances Flanagan
Mrs. Albrect
Marsha Andrews
TV Commentator
Mike Winlaw
TV Commentator
Pamela Martin
TV Commentator
Walter Marsh
Bail Hearing Judge
Deryl Hayes
Court Officer
E. Andrea Klann
Court Reporter
Bryan Johnson
Bailiff
Dana Still
Jury Foreman
Denalda Williams
Sarah's Mother on Phone (voice)
Babs Chula
Woman Lawyer
Peter Bibby
Dinner Party Date
Rebecca Toolan
911 Operator
Stephen Dimopoulos
Complaining Customer
Laurie O'Byrne
Complaining Customer
Freda Perry
Receptionist
John H. Cox
Policeman
Jim Bedard
Second Bartender
Kirsten Keane
Sally's Daughter
David Sheridan
Sally's Son
Garry Chalk
Courthouse Reporter
Garwin Sanford
Courthouse Reporter
Gloria Lee
Courthouse Reporter
Stephen Brent Lambert
Courthouse Reporter
Matt LaFleur
Courthouse Reporter
Michèle Goodger
Courthouse Reporter
Scott Walden
Record Store Clerk
Jim Browning
Second Bailiff (uncredited)
David Paul Hewitt White
Hockey Fan (uncredited)
Video Gallery
The Accused 1988 TV trailer
