United States / Oct 01, 1998 / R / Austin Film Festival
Four friends. A deadly secret. One choice.
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to sort out the deadly details of one fateful afternoon in their past, when they all skipped school - and their lives were altered forever. Now the haunting truth has caught up with them, along with the reality that they are probably heading for jail. But in the soul-searching angst of deciding right from wrong, the though of going down after all this time seems incomprehensible. And with the authorities hot on their trail, the old friends quickly realize that someone has to pay and their only option to remain free is to sacrifice the only thing they've held on to for years... each other!
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marc Worden | Young Ivan |
| Jack Kehler | Detective Hardaway |
| Richard Riehle | Detective Smitts |
| Mason Adams | Derek's Father |
| Anne Haney | Derek's Mother |
| Matt Bohling | Dying Man |
| Chris Blackwelder | Scully |
| Matthew Francis | Jock #2 |
| Christopher Berry | Jock #3 |
| Reco D. Wilson | Jock #4 |
| Michael Harding | Captain O’Brian |
| Debra Christofferson | Betty |
| Robert Peters | Hunter #1 |
| David Lenthall | Hunter #2 |
| Michael Schultze | Angry Driver |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Lesser Evil |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Moondog Productions |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 1998 |
| Executive producer | Yoram Pelman |
| Production | Jeremy Levine, David Mackay, Stephan Schultze, Daniel Helberg |
| Writer | Jeremy Levine, Stephan Schultze |
| Casting | Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry-Johnson |
| Editing | Bret Marnell, Jeff McEvoy |
| Cinematography | |
| Assistant directors | Harry Jarvis, Karen N. Horwitz, Mark Dukes, Juan Mas, David Mackay, Jeremy Levine, Brent Burditt, Nancy Kaimowitz, Michelle Williams |
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| Additional directing | Van Flesher, Bruce Dorfman, John Priebe |
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| Additional photography | |
| Production design | Jeremy Levine, Carisa Rosenthal, Mitchell J. Glaser, David E. Hall, Ricardo Mendoza, Gabriella Goor, C. Daniel Hall, Ron Buchanan |
| Art direction | Ricardo Mendoza, C. Daniel Hall, Jeremy Levine, Carisa Rosenthal, Mitchell J. Glaser, David E. Hall, Gabriella Goor, Ron Buchanan |
| Set decoration | David E. Hall, Gabriella Goor, Jeremy Levine, Carisa Rosenthal, Mitchell J. Glaser, Ricardo Mendoza, C. Daniel Hall, Ron Buchanan |
| Stunts | Dino Muccio, Brent Fletcher, Keith Siglinger, Chris Bennet, Dick Langdon, Dale Frye, John Copeman |
| Music | |
| Sound | |
| Costume design | Laura Goldsmith, Darcy Gilmore, Lia Celi, Starr Jones, Erin Aldridge, Dalhia Schuette, Stephen M. Kelley |
| Makeup | Darcy Gilmore, Starr Jones, Laura Goldsmith, Lia Celi, Erin Aldridge, Dalhia Schuette, Stephen M. Kelley |
| Hairstyling | Darcy Gilmore, Starr Jones, Laura Goldsmith, Lia Celi, Erin Aldridge, Dalhia Schuette, Stephen M. Kelley |
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Limited release
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