Screen legend George C. Scott (Patton, The Day of the Dolphin) gives a strong, sensitive portrayaI of a deeply religious Midwestern businessman whose daughter, while on a church-sponsored outing, runs away from home. He hires an oddbaII detective (Peter Boyle, The Brink’s Job), who learns that the daughter has been making cheap sex films. When the father reaIizes that he can no Ionger trust the detective, he decides to hunt for his daughter himseIf. Posing as a porno fiIm producer casting a new movie, he gathers clues with ferocious determination. FinaIly, with the heIp of a prostitute (Season HubIey, Vice Squad), he locates his daughter. But is it too late? Paul Schrader, writer (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) and director (Blue CoIlar, American GigoIo), presents a powerful, unflinching glimpse into the dark, bizarre world of the pornography industry. Featuring cinematography by MichaeI Chapman (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and music by Jack Nitzsche (The Exorcist). |