True Colors (1991 film)
- John Cusack: Peter Burton
- James Spader: Tim Gerrity
- Imogen Stubbs: Diana Stiles
- Mandy Patinkin: John Palmeri
- Richard Widmark: Senator Stiles
- Dina Merrill: Joan Stiles
- Philip Bosco: Steuben's
- Paul Guilfoyle: John Laury
- Brad Sullivan: Abernathy
- Dennis Russell Baker: Todd
- Don McManus: Stubblefield
The Price of Power ( True Colors ) is an American film drama by Herbert Ross from the year 1991.
Action
The law students, Peter Burton and Tim Gerrity become friends. Peter continues after graduation to become a U.S. Senator as a goal. He hires an assistant to the Senator Stiles, the father of Diana Stiles, at.
Tim's girlfriend Diana begins a relationship with Peter, who can offer you a higher social status. Later she marries him. Burton found a supporter who wants to get rid of a pesky competitors in a tender. Burton hands over his now working as a prosecutor friend some accusations. As Gerrity checked this, is widespread in the media against the competitors an investigation would run. The competitor does not get awarded the contract and Gerrity is suspended because he spoke to a journalist on the phone careless about the investigation. As Gerrity learns that he has been tricked, he suggests that he could help in the investigation against Burton and against his supporters.
Burton will initially run for Congress. He calls in his father Senator Stiles of support. At the same time he suggests that the serious illness of Senator could be publicized. Stiles is outraged, but he agrees. Diana, daughter of Stiles and Burton's wife is angry when she learns of the agreement and the attempted extortion of her husband.
Gerrity, who works covered for the investigating authorities, is Burton's campaign manager and learns in this way Burton know funders. Burton wins the election, but during the celebration notified him Diana that she will file for divorce. Shortly after, he learns that Gerrity collects evidence and accuses him of treason to have been committed.
Burton is arrested and Gerritys boss congratulates his undercover. Tim, however, regrets that Burton won election a greater humiliation for his friend meant, because all the press anyway give great attention. Then Tim learns from his boss that law would only be to the profession, if a professional practice have tasted something.
A few days later, Gerrity and Burton meet again. Burton brings a crate of champagne with, because he lost a bet earlier - he was indeed elected as an MP, but must not take his seat in Congress because he would not sworn. Gerrity warns him that he might have to testify against him as a witness.
Background
The drama was filmed in Washington, DC, Virginia, Maryland and Montana. The movie was able to record revenue of around 420,000 U.S. dollars in the United States. Its premiere the film on 15 March 1991 in the United States, Germany was its video premiere on January 8, 1992. On 8 January 2004 the film on DVD was released. " The Price of Power" was the last film by Richard Widmark.
Criticism
According to the editors of prism is the political thriller " captivating ". The game was praised by John Cusack, the role of the " ice-cold man who goes for the purpose of career over dead bodies " is " played excellent."
Rita Kempley compared the film in the Washington Post with the movie " Working Girl ," for which also Kevin Wade wrote the screenplay. The two films would follow a different morality.
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun - Times that the film was designed sophisticated. He praised Cusack and Spader.