| Criminal Law | |
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| Directed by | Martin Campbell |
| Produced by | Hilary Heath, Robert MacLean |
| Written by | Mark Kasdan |
| Starring | Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young, and Joe Don Baker |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | April 28, 1989 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Criminal Law is a film directed by Martin Campbell, released in 1989.
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Attorney Ben Chase successfully defends Martin Thiel, a wealthy young playboy, getting him acquitted of a series of brutal murders — only to find out later that Thiel is indeed a serial killer. Since Thiel cannot be tried again for his crimes, Chase tries to get him to incriminate himself before he can kill again.
The film is notable for having been an inspiration for Canadian serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, who changed their last names to "Teale", as an homage to Bacon's character.
The film received a negative to mixed reaction from critics, with a 38% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film two stars out of four, calling it "a textbook example of a movie going wrong before our very eyes."[1]
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