Restraining Order

Restraining Order

95 mins | Action, Thriller | April 30, 1999

Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone deserves a competent defense, which he provides whether they are guilty or not. Currently he is defending Martin Ritter, a killer, whom he gets off. Later he has dinner with a friend, and his friend tells him that he needs to talk to him about something important. He is about to leave when some masked men go to his friend and kill him, when one of the men takes off his mask; it's Martin Ritter. Now being his lawyer, Robert can't say anything about what he saw. But that doesn't stop him from investigating what his dead friend was so worried about. It seems that he has stumbled onto something big, and instead of killing him they frame his wife for murder to get him to back off. But he doesn't and both his wife and him are now in danger. And still has no idea what's going on. Will he find out before they get to him?

Restraining Order

95 mins | Action, Thriller | April 30, 1999

Restraining Order
Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone deserves a competent defense, which he provides whether they are guilty or not. Currently he is defending Martin Ritter, a killer, whom he gets off. Later he has dinner with a friend, and his friend tells him that he needs to talk to him about something important. He is about to leave when some masked men go to his friend and kill him, when one of the men takes off his mask; it's Martin Ritter. Now being his lawyer, Robert can't say anything about what he saw. But that doesn't stop him from investigating what his dead friend was so worried about. It seems that he has stumbled onto something big, and instead of killing him they frame his wife for murder to get him to back off. But he doesn't and both his wife and him are now in danger. And still has no idea what's going on. Will he find out before they get to him?
IMDb rating 4.4
Producers
Original title Restraining Order
Directors Lee H. Katzin
Writers John Jarrell

Cast

Eric Roberts

as Robert Woodfield

Hannes Jaenicke

as Martin Ritter

Tatjana Patitz

as Leight Woodfield

Dean Stockwell

as Charlie Mason

Franc Luz

as Craig Dixon

Natalija Nogulich

as Judge Hargreaves

Rif Hutton

as Sidney Evans

Jim Antonio

as Attorney Dalton (as James Antonio)

Kevin Dobson

as Police Captain

Kenn Michael

as Eddie Rush (as Kenny Blank)

Sondra Spriggs

as Sheri Evans (as Sondra Spriggs Williamson)

Pete Turner

as Russell