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He becomes determined upon discovering the government advised the low-tier mobster new husband to marry his ex-wife in order to disqualify her from testifying against him in the eventuality of a trial for his criminal activities.
Tom Hacklin (James Caan) is a blue-collar worker in Buffalo, N.Y., whose estranged wife, Ruthie has taken up with a local mobster, Jack Scolese. When Scolese agrees to testify against his former Mafia bosses, the state puts him in the witness protection program along with Ruthie and the two children she shares with Tom.
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- James Caan
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Divorced father Thomas Hacklin discovers, on visiting his children, that his ex-wife's residence has been abandoned; he is unable to locate or contact them. He is mystified after approaching the authorities, who refuse to assist, but speculates when he becomes aware that her new husband is in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program. As...
James Caanas Thomas Hacklin, Jr.Robert Viharoas Jack ScoleseBarbra Rae as Ruthie HacklinHide in Plain Sightreceived a mixed reception from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four stars and praised the acting, but ultimately viewed the film negatively, calling it "a frustrating real-life thriller that makes the fatal mistake of being more true to real life than to the demands of narrative." Variety a...
The film was Caan's passion project, taking him two years to make. It was his intention to release the film without a music score, but MGM executives prevailed.
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Released on VHS: 1981; 1992, MGM/UA Home Video and DVD: 2010, Warner Home Video(Warner Archive).
Heart of Darkness (TV Movie 1993) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Tom Hacklin (James Caan) is a blue-collar worker in Buffalo, N.Y., whose estranged wife, Ruthie (Barbara Rae), has taken up with a local mobster, Jack Scolese (Robert Viharo).
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- James Caan
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- James Caan
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
Down in the Delta (1998) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
