RED CORNER

Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Byron Mann, Bradley Whitford

MGM/UA; Directed by Jon Avnet

Rated R; 119 minutes; 1998

A high-powered entertainment attorney (Richard Gere) travels to China to broker a multi-million dollar television deal. After the negotiations are completed, he picks up a beautiful young woman, only to be accused of murder when her body turns up in his hotel room the next morning. The action turns on the criminal trial that follows, wherein he must rely on a court-appointed defense attorney to mount his defense in a system that carries no presumption of innocence.

REVIEWS

"****! A highly suspenseful and provocative thriller. Don’t miss it!"

- Paul Wunder, WBAI RADIO

"****! An explosive performance by Richard Gere."

- Bobbie Wygant, KXAS-TV/NBC, DALLAS/FT. WORTH

"Fascinating . . . Gere and Bail Ling are electric."

- David Sheehan, KCBS

"A gripper! Relentless suspense and shocking surprises."

- Jeanne Wolf, JEANNE WOLF’S HOLLYWOOD

"****! Gere is superb, and Bai Ling is mesmerizing."

- Bill Diehl, ABC RADIO NETWORK