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Mortal Thoughts is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alan Rudolph released in USA on 19 april 1991 with Demi Moore
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
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Add to a movie listMortal Thoughts is a 1991 dramatic mystery thriller, about a woman who is interrogated by the police regarding the death of her friend's husband. It was directed by Alan Rudolph and stars Demi Moore, Glenne Headly, Bruce Willis, and Harvey Keitel. Willis plays James Urbanski, the violent, drug-addicted husband of Joyce (Headly), who is murdered one evening at a Feast of Saint Rocco festival.
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The film revolves mainly around a scene in which Cynthia Kellogg (Demi Moore) is interrogated by two investigators at the police station. The deposition given by Cynthia is supported by detailed flashbacks throughout the film. The interrogation arouses particular suspicion about whether Cynthia's own husband could have informed the police about the incident and anything which his wife could have confided in him.Actors
Demi Moore
(Cynthia Kellogg)
Glenne Headly
(Joyce Urbanski)
Bruce Willis
(James Urbanski)
John Pankow
(Arthur Kellogg)
Harvey Keitel
(Det. John Woods)
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