BITTER HARVEST

Feature - 1993 - 94 Minutes

STARRING

PATSY KENSIT, STEPHEN BALDWIN, JENNIFER RUBIN, ADAM BALDWIN and M. EMMET WALSH

WRITTEN BY RANDALL FONTANA

DIRECTED BY DUANE CLARK

CHARACTER:

BOBBY BRODY, JR.

CHARACTERS STORY:

BASICALLY ADAM PLAYS THE TOWNS DEPUTY SHERIFF - A HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND OF THE LEAD CHARACTER (Stephen Baldwin). WHEN HIS FATHER, THE SHERIFF, GETS SHOT AND KILLED IN A ROBBERY, HE TAKES OVER THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHO MIGHT HAVE DONE IT. HE BECOMES SUSPICIOUS OF THE TWO WOMEN STAYING WITH HIS OLD SCHOOL FRIEND AND STARTS TO NOSE AROUND. VERY MUCH A SUPPORTING ROLE.

THE FILM:

WHEN TRAVIS GRAHAM (STEPHEN BALDWIN) INHERITS THE FAMILY RANCH, HIS DREAMS OF TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD ARE PUT ON HOLD.

HE IS SOON JOINED BY KELLY ANN WELSH (JENNIFER RUBIN), A YOUNG GIRL CLAIMING TO BE LOST, AND JOLENE LEDER (PATSY KENSIT), A BEAUTIFUL SOPHISTICATED WOMAN LOOKING TO PURCHASE PROPERTY. TRAVIS FINDS HIMSELF INVOLVED WITH BOTH WOMEN AND QUICKLY FALLS PREY TO THEIR PROMISCUOUS WAYS AND THEIR MASTERY OF SEDUCTION AND MANIPULATION.

WHEN THE RANCH BECOMES THE NEXT STOP FOR GANG OF ROBBERS WORKING THE AREA, THE THREE ARE CAUGHT UP IN A SHOWDOWN. THE THIEVES ARE KILLED AND TRAVIS, JOLENE AND KELLY ARE LEFT WITH THE LOOT - INCLUDING THE PLANS FOR THE NEXT ROBBERY. THE GIRLS CONVINCE TRAVIS TO CARRY OUT THE JOB AND WITH THE LOCAL LAW IN HOT PURSUIT HE SOON REALISES THE GIRLS SECRET - A CONSPIRACY THAT RESULTS IN MORE ADVENTURE THAN HE EVER BARGAINED FOR!

THE REVIEWS:

LEAFANS REVIEW:

THIS WOULD NORMALLY BE ONE OF THOSE FILMS THAT YOU MIGHT ONLY WATCH ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME AND NEVER THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. IT IS A SLOW, BADLY-WRITTEN, BADLY-CAST FILM WITH VERY BORING CHARACTERS. THE ONLY HIGHLIGHT HAPPENS TO BE ADAM BALDWIN'S CHARACTER, AND I SAY THAT WITHOUT BIAS. THE FILM DOES TRY TO HAVE A TWIST AT THE END BUT YOU CAN SEE IT COMING A MILE OFF AND BY THAT POINT YOU WILL BE PASSED CARING. ADAM'S CHARACTER IS GIVEN LITTLE TO DO BUT HANG AROUND ACTING SUSPICIOUS, HE DOES TRY TO MOARN HIS DEAD FATHER BUT IS GIVEN LITTLE CHANCE. THE CREDITS LIST PATSY KENSIT AS THE LEAD HERE BUT SHE CLEARLY ISN'T, THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY JUST TRYING TO EXPLOIT HER NAME, AS SHE WAS PRETTY BIG AT THE TIME. YOU HAVE TO BE A PRETTY HARDCORE ADAM BALDWIN FAN TO SIT THROUGH THIS SORT OF CRAP, SO I'M OFF TO WATCH IT AGAIN...

TAGLINES:

A triangle of innocence, sin... and murder.

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GENERAL FACTS AND STUFF THAT DOESNT FIT ANYWHERE ELSE:

ADAM BALDWIN IS RE-UNITED WITH FELLOW 'ORDINARY PEOPLE' ACTOR M. EMMET WALSH. THEY PLAY FATHER AND SON HERE.

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