Directed by:
Frank R. PiersonScreenplay:
Ilene ChaikenCinematography:
Hiro NaritaComposer:
Mark SnowCast:
James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Rachael Crawford, Colin Fox, Nicky Guadagni, Nancy Beatty, Susan Sarandon, Salman Rushdie, Brett Heard (more)Plots(1)
When the director of the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Dennis Barrie (Woods), books a touring photo exhibit of the late Robert Mapplethorpe, he knows he's brought a major-league event to town. But when the Cincinnati sheriff (Craig T. Nelson) sees the sexually explicit photos, he shuts down the show charging Barrie with peddling obscenity! Determined to stand his ground, Barrie faces trial and risks losing his joband his familyto protect the right promised to every American by the Constitution' the freedom of expression! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267831_5c09b8.jpg)
James Woods
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
![Craig T. Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270604_d367f0.jpg)
Craig T. Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Killing Fields (1984)
![Diana Scarwid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/679/162679036_4b685f.png)
Diana Scarwid
USA
Best movies:
After the Promise (1987) (TV movie)
The Cure (1995)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
![Rachael Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/780/158780036_e3f5e8.jpg)
Rachael Crawford
Canada
Best movies:
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
Ascension (2014) (series)
When Night Is Falling (1995)
![Colin Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271106_7f82ae.jpg)
Colin Fox
Canada
Best movies:
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
A Christmas Story (1983)
One Week (2008)
Nicky Guadagni
Canada
Best movies:
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Cube (1997)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Nancy Beatty
Best movies:
Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV movie)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Life with Billy (1994) (TV movie)
![Susan Sarandon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/414/162414864_1fa666.jpg)
Susan Sarandon
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
The Front Page (1974)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Salman Rushdie
India
Best movies:
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV movie)
Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV movie)
Brett Heard
Best movies:
Three to Tango (1999)
Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV movie)
Widows (2002) (TV movie)
![Stephen Joffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/167/162167093_c6b9f6.jpg)
Stephen Joffe
Canada
Best movies:
Frequency (2000)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Storm of the Century (1999) (series)
![R.D. Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/968/159968528_ccbceb.gif)
R.D. Reid
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
![Jeff Pustil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/121/160121798_835ed8.gif)
Jeff Pustil
Best movies:
Flowers for Algernon (2000) (TV movie)
Chicago (2002)
Self Defense (1983)
![Michael Seater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/677/160677174_9eb27d.jpg)
Michael Seater
Canada
Best movies:
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
Bomb Girls - Facing the Enemy (2014) (TV movie)
Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV movie)
![Frank Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/462/162462310_0c28ae.jpg)
Frank Moore
Canada
Best movies:
Murdoch Mysteries: Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas (2016) (TV movie)
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022) (series)
![David Huband](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/254/161254674_cc7535.jpg)
David Huband
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Frequency (2000)
Murdoch Mysteries: A Merry Murdoch Christmas (2015) (TV movie)
Jonathan Whittaker
Best movies:
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Lucky Girl (2001) (TV movie)
Chicago (2002)
![Martin Roach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/289/165289974_7b1c38.jpg)
Martin Roach
Canada
Best movies:
Spotlight (2015)
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Paid in Full (2002)
Judah Katz
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
The Company (2007) (series)
Linda Goranson
Canada
Best movies:
The Trap (1966)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Owning Mahowny (2003)