"You can get away with anything. Once."

1981

2h 2m

6.5(514 votes)

Crime

Romance

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

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Cast & Crew

43 members

Acting

Jack Nicholson

Frank Chambers

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Jessica Lange

Cora Papadakis

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John Colicos

Nick Papadakis

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Michael Lerner

Mr. Katz

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John P. Ryan

Kennedy

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Anjelica Huston

Madge

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William Traylor

Sackett

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Thomas Hill

Barlow

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Jon Van Ness

Motorcycle Cop

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Brian Farrell

Mortenson

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Raleigh Bond

Insurance Salesman

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William Newman

Man from Home Town

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Albert Henderson

Art Beeman

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Eugene Peterson

Doctor

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Don Calfa

Goebel

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Louis Turenne

Ringmaster

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Charles B. Jenkins

Gas Station Attendant

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Dick Balduzzi

Sign Man #1

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John Furlong

Sign Man #2

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Sam Edwards

Ticket Clerk

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Betty Cole

Grandmother

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Joni Palmer

Granddaughter

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Ron Flagge

Shoeshine Man

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Lionel Mark Smith

Crapshooter

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Brion James

Crapshooter

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Frank Arno

Crapshooter

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Virgil Frye

Crapshooter

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Kenneth Cervi

Crapshooter

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Chris Rellias

Greek Party

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Theodoros A. Karavidas

Greek Party

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Basil J. Fovos

Greek Party

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Nick Hasir

Greek Party

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Demetrios Liappas

Greek Party

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James O'Connell

Judge

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William H. McDonald

Bailiff

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Elsa Raven

Matron

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Kopi Sotiropulos

Greek Mourner

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Tom Maier

Twin Oaks Customer

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Glenn Shadix

Twin Oaks Customer

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Tani Guthrie

Twin Oaks Customer

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Carolyn Coates

Twin Oaks Customer

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Jim S. Cash

Twin Oaks Customer

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Christopher Lloyd

The Salesman

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