Primary Motive
1992 film by Daniel Adams
- 2 August 1992 (1992-08-02)
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Primary Motive is a 1992 American political thriller film written and directed by Daniel Adams.[1]
Plot
Andrew Blumenthal (Judd Nelson), a rookie ambitious press secretary targets the crooked opponent of his Boston candidate.[2][3][4][5]
Cast
- Judd Nelson as Andrew Blumenthal
- Richard Jordan as Chris Poulas
- Sally Kirkland as Helen Poulas
- Justine Bateman as Darcy Link
- John Savage as Wallace Roberts
- Frank Converse as John Eastham
- Joe Grifasi as Paul Melton
- Larry "Ratso" Sloman as Charlie Phelps
- Malachi Throne as Ken Blumenthal
- John Bedford Lloyd as Pat O'Hara
- Daniel Adams as Fisherman
- Tatyana Yassukovich as Poulas' receptionist
- Maggie Wagner as Betty Sullivan
- Bill Siegel as Republican State chairman
- William Bulger as Self[6][7]
Reception
Variety said: "slipshod dialogue and the cursory look of its lighting, sound and staging reduce it to parody".[8]
References
- ^ Primary Motive by Daniel Adams
- ^ Primary Motive at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Primary Motive at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ Primary Motive at AllMovie
- ^ Primary Motive at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- ^ "El precio de la gloria". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Créditos de la película El precio de la gloria". cineyseries.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Moerk, Christian (16 July 1992). "Primary Motive". Variety.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
External links
- Primary Motive at IMDb
- Primary Motive at Rotten Tomatoes
- Primary Motive at the TCM Movie Database
- "Primary Motive". Encyclopedia.com.
- Primary Motive at AllMovie
- Primary Motive at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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Films directed by Daniel Adams
- A Fool and His Money (1989)
- Primary Motive (1992)
- The Golden Boys (2008)
- The Lightkeepers (2009)
- An L.A. Minute (2018)
- The Walk (2022)
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