Nuts

Nov 20, 1987

1h 56m

★ 6.3

Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS

Overview

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Barwood Films

Martin Ritt Productions

Nuts Trailers

Cast

Claudia Draper

Barbra Streisand

Aaron Levinsky

Richard Dreyfuss

Rose Kirk

Maureen Stapleton

Arthur Kirk

Karl Malden

Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

Eli Wallach

Francis MacMillan

Robert Webber

Judge Stanley Murdoch

James Whitmore

Allen Green

Leslie Nielsen

Clarence Middleton

William Prince

Judge Lawrence Block

Dakin Matthews

Harry Harrison

Paul Benjamin

Saul Kreiglitz

Warren Manzi

Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.

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