Primal Fear
06/03/1996
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.
Movie Information
Richard Gere
as Martin Vail
Laura Linney
as Janet Venable
Edward Norton
as Aaron/Roy Stampler
John Mahoney
as Shaughnessy
Alfre Woodard
as Shoat
Frances McDormand
as Molly
Terry O'Quinn
as Yancy
Andre Braugher
as Goodman
Steven Bauer
as Pinero
Joe Spano
as Stenner
Tony Plana
as Martinez
Stanley Anderson
as Rushman
Maura Tierney
as Naomi
Jon Seda
as Alex
Reg Rogers
as Connerman
Kenneth Tigar
as Weil
Brian Reddy
as Woodside
Christopher Carroll
as M.C.
Wendy Cutler
as Lou
Ron O.J. Parson
as Turner
Sigrid K. Zahner
as Vail's Secretary
Diann Burns
as WLS Anchor
Linda Yu
as WLS Anchor
Andy Shaw
as WLS Location Reporter
Mary Ann Childers
as WBBM Anchor
Lester Holt
as WBBM Anchor
Sylvia Gomez
as WBBM Location Reporter
Jon Duncanson
as WBBN Location Reporter
David Eckert
as WGN Anchor
Robert Jordan
as WGN Anchor
Joanie Lum
as WGN Location Reporter
Randy Salerno
as WGN Location Reporter
Kyle Colerider-Krugh
as Postman
Joseph Luis Caballero
as Joe
Randall Slavin
as Young Boy
Mike Bacarella
as Sergeant
Turk Muller
as Precinct Jailer
Joseph F. Kosala
as Cop
Lenny Wilson
as Bartender
Peter Schreiner
as Bailiff
Joseph R. Ryan
as Old Man
Azalea Davila
as Linda
Wayne Wright
as Court Clerk
Tony Fitzpatrick
as Duty Officer
Clarence Williams, Jr.
as Arresting Cop
Rosalie V. Lewis
as Stenographer
Dwight Brad Dyer
as Prison Guard
Greg Bronson
as Banquet Patron (uncredited)
