Characters & Themes
Dead in the Water (1991) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1991 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Bill Condon
- Starring
- Veronica Cartwright, Seymour Cassel, Bryan Brown, Teri Hatcher, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Eric Christmas
Ambitious lawyer Charlie Deegan runs a successful practice, has a lover secretary, and eyes a high‑court seat. His domineering wife Olivia, heir to her father's fortune, blocks him. When lover Laura suggests eliminating Olivia, Charlie designs a foolproof plot using despised Victoria, who can aid his judgeship. Greed soon unravels his scheme.
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