Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge

Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Guy Ferland

Written By:
Bernie Lefkowitz
Paul Brown

Actors:
Ally Sheedy ..... Kelly Brooks
Heather Matarazzo ..... Leslie Faber
Sara Botsford ..... Mrs. Farber
Scott Vickaryous ..... Paul Archer
Eric Stoltz ..... Robert Laurino
Eric Keenleyside ..... Frank Bennett
Michael Tomlinson ..... Mr. Farber
Art Hindle ..... Barry Bennett
Gwynyth Walsh ..... Chris Archer
Brendan Fehr ..... John
Tygh Runyan ..... Carl Brewer (as Doron Bell Jr.)
Kett Turton
Doron Bell
Derek Hamilton
Stephen J. Lang

Synopsis:

A group of celebrated high-school athletes are prosecuted for the gang rape of a retarded girl in this TV movie, which was adapted from the nonfiction book Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the Perfect Suburb, by Bernie Lefkowitz. When big-city cop Kelly Brooks (Ally Sheedy) moves back to cushy suburb Glen Ridge, NJ, she quickly learns the town's rituals: Jocks are at the top of the social heap, and football is a civic obsession. Soon, though, Brooks becomes the chief investigator in the alleged rape of Leslie Farber (Heather Matarazzo), a mildly retarded teen, by a group of football players. Although accounts differ and Leslie herself changes her story several times, it seems that the boys took turns with Leslie in one boy's basement and even penetrated the girl with a baseball bat. However, Leslie's excitement at being included in the activities of the popular crowd and her own budding sexual impulses make it hard to discern whether or not the sex was voluntary. Given the inconclusive evidence, the case almost hits a dead end, but Brooks digs deeper. Soon, she discovers one boy who is willing to talk and who claims to have been a witness rather than a participant. Unfortunately for Brooks' popularity at work, the kid turns out to be the son of a fellow police officer -- and one of the boys he implicates is his own brother. Based on a real-life incident that occurred in 1989, Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge also stars Eric Stoltz as the prosecutor who assists in Brooks' investigation. The titular suburb is the real-life hometown of actor Tom Cruise.

In 1989, a group of well-known high school athletes in Glen Ridge, New Jersey were accused of the gang rape of a mentally retarded teen girl (Heather Matarazzo). When the town rallies to protect their stars, a detective (Ally Sheedy) and the prosecutor (Eric Stoltz) have to unravel the cover-up by the school board and the police.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 18 July, 2007.

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