Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman) is a terribly flawed L.A. private detective and former football star. His wife Ellen is having an affair. He gets a case from Arlene Iverson looking for her missing 16 year old daughter Delly Grastner (Melanie Griffith). He discovers that failed actress Arlene needs Delly for her trust fund left to her by her late studio mogul father. Her friend Quentin (James Woods) reluctantly sends Harry to stuntman Marv Ellman. Harry follows the clues to the Florida Keys to her stepfather Tom Iverson and a mother figure in Paula. Harry and Paula are on a boat with Delly diving when she finds a dead man in a crashed plane.
This is a lesser known gem from Hackman in the same era as his classic 'The Conversation'. He brings out another compelling character. There is a murky story but the central story is never lost. There are a couple of future stars including a very young Melanie Griffith. This is a world of murky morality and paranoia of secrets.
This is a lesser known gem from Hackman in the same era as his classic 'The Conversation'. He brings out another compelling character. There is a murky story but the central story is never lost. There are a couple of future stars including a very young Melanie Griffith. This is a world of murky morality and paranoia of secrets.