Wrongfully Accused (1998)

PG-13  |   |  Action, Comedy, Thriller  |  21 August 1998 (USA)
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Ryan Harrison is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail.

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Lauren Goodhue (as Kelly Le Brock)
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Cass Lake
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Hibbing Goodhue
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Doctor Fridley
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Sean Laughrea
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Sergeant Tina Bagley
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Sergeant Orono
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Sir Robert McKintyre
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Sergeant McMacDonald
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Basketball Announcer
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Storyline

Ryan Harrison, a violin god, superstar and sex symbol does not want to cheat on sexy Lauren Goodhue's husband with her. Shortly after that Mr. Goodhue is found murdered and Ryan suddenly finds himself being the main suspect. After being sentenced to death he manages to flee while being transferred to his execution site. Now, all the world is after him as he stumbles from one unfortunate incident to the next in order to find the real murderer. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language | See all certifications »

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21 August 1998 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Acusado sin razón  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

DEM 2,671,907 (Germany) (24 July 1998)

Gross:

$9,604,029 (USA) (9 October 1998)
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Trivia

Leslie Nielsen's character is named Ryan Harrison. His role parodies that played by Harrison Ford in The Fugitive (1993). Ford also played a character named Jack Ryan in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994), just before and after The Fugitive. See more »

Goofs

The death penalty was abolished in Minnesota in 1911, so he would not have been sentenced to execution in Minnesota. See more »

Quotes

Ryan Harrison: Put your hand in my pocket.
Cass Lake: All right... What am I looking for?
Ryan Harrison: Nothing. I just missed you, baby. We're going to party like it's 1995.
Cass Lake: Oh, Ryan. I hoped you'd say those words. I love you.
[they kiss]
Ryan Harrison: Boy! You really are something, aren't you? You believed me just then, didn't you? How does it feel? You were lit up like Dennis Rodman at Christmastime. You really are good!
Cass Lake: I do love you, Ryan. I truly do.
Ryan Harrison: And you eat with that mouth? The Beatles said it best: "She loves you. Yeah, yeah, yeah." ...
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Crazy Credits

After stunts credits: SEVERELY INJURED STUNT PEOPLE JUST HANGING ON TO LIFE Ted Mondale Norm Coleman Brian McNee Ruth Koscielak See more »

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Spoofs Ben-Hur (1959) See more »

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Machine Gun Jig
Composed and Performed by Gustav G
Featuring: Bruce Dukov - Fiddle
Jon Clarke - Woodwinds
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not all that bad
11 August 1999 | by See all my reviews

there is a lot of misses in this movie. but there are more than a few hits. some of the gags are very tired. but more than a few are right on target. this movie is not as good as some other nielsen movies like the naked gun series. but it's still better than his recent movies like dracula dead and loving it,and spy hard. all in all not bad. i give wrongfully accused **1/2 out of ****


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