''Reversible Errors'' is a 2004 American

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thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

based on the 2002 novel of the same name by

Scott Turow Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novels ...

. It was directed by Mike Robe, who previously directed '' Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof'', and stars

Tom Selleck Thomas William Selleck (; born January 29, 1945) is an American actor. His breakout role was playing private investigator Thomas Magnum in the television series '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1980–1988), for which he received five Emmy Award nominations ...

and

William H. Macy William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Some of his best known starring roles include those i ...

. Filming was done in and around

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, and featured shots of

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and

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. The film was first shown by CBS in two parts on May 23 and 25, 2004. Channel 5 in the United Kingdom has chosen to show it as a single 173 minute film.

Plot

A young woman and two other people are killed in a

Kindle County Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novel ...

local bar. Experienced detective sergeant Larry Starczek (

) begins investigation on the murders. Soon everything points to the small-time thief Squirrel. Larry arrests him and makes the thief confess. After a short trial Squirrel goes to the prison where he will be executed. The story now moves seven years later, as new evidence surfaces. Nobody is so sure any more that it was Squirrel who actually killed those three people years ago. Furthermore, it seems that the judge from his trial wasn't completely clean.

Cast

... Arthur Raven *

... Larry Starczek *

Monica Potter Monica Gregg Potter (née Brokaw; born June 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the films ''Con Air'' (1997), ''Patch Adams'' (1998), and '' Along Came a Spider'' (2001). She also appeared in the horror films ...

... Muriel Wynn *

Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. Huffman began her acting career in theatre, and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the comedy-drama '' Spor ...

... Gillian Sullivan *

James Rebhorn James Robert Rebhorn (September 1, 1948 – March 21, 2014) was an American character actor who appeared in over 100 films, television series, and plays. At the time of his death, he had recurring roles in the series ''White Collar'' and ''Hom ...

... Erno Erdai *

Shemar Moore Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on ''Criminal Minds'' (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Dani ...

... Collins Farwell *

Glenn Plummer Glenn E. Plummer (born August 18, 1961) is an American film and television actor best known as Timmy Rawlins in '' ER'' (1994-2007), and Vic Trammel in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2008-2009). Biography Plummer was born in Richmond, California. Career ...

... Squirrel / Romeo Gandolf *

Yanna McIntosh Yanna McIntosh (born 1970), sometimes credited as Yanna MacIntosh, is a Jamaican-born Canadian television, movie and theatrical actress. Early life McIntosh attended the University of Toronto and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Har ...

... Genevieve Carriere *

Nigel Bennett Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949) is a British-Canadian actor, director, and writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the TV series ''Forever Knight'', for which h ...

... Talmadge Loman * David Fox ... Judge Harlow *

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... Waitress * Mauralea Austin ... Tina - Bistro Woman *

Doug Barron Doug Barron is a Scottish former professional footballer and actor who played as a defender. Born in Edinburgh, he played over 300 matches in the Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional ...

... Funeral Reporter * Robert Bockstael ... Detective * Ray Brimicombe ... Judge Harlow's Bailiff *

Ron Canada Ronald Ellis Canada (born May 3, 1949) is an American actor with a specialty in portraying judges and detectives. He is best known for '' One on One'' (2001–2004), '' The Shield'' (2003–2004), and '' Lone Star'' (1996). Career Followin ...

... Jackson Aires * Eugene Clark ... Chief Harold Greer * Stephen Coats ... Gala Host * Christina Collins ... Louisa Remardi * Roger Dunn ... Leo Carnahan *

John Dunsworth John Francis Dunsworth (April 12, 1946 – October 16, 2017) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for playing the antagonistic trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the cult comedy series ''Trailer Park Boys'' (2001–2018). His other roles ...

... Ike * John Evans ... Tom Woznicki * Brian Heighton ... Paul Judson * Martha Irving ... Woznicki's Woman * Eric Lemoine ... Forensic Officer * Gary Levert ... Evidence Room Officer * Rhonda McLean ... Marta Stern *

Gerry Mendicino Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973. Throughout his career he has been able to play a wide range of versa ...

... Gus Leonidas * Frank Nakashima ... Daniel 'Painless' Kumagi * Michael Pellerin ... Jail Deputy * Juanita Peters ... Female Guard *

Nancy Regan Nancy Margaret Regan (born March 20, 1966) is a Canadian actress, journalist, news anchor, and television personality, most known for her fifteen-year tenure as host of CTV's Live at 5, a live news and general interest television program reachi ...

... Reporter *

Allan Royal Allan Royal (born August 17, 1944) is a Canadian actor, who is also sometimes credited as Allan G. Royal and Alan Royal. He is known for playing the crime reporter Tom Kirkwood on the hit Canadian police drama '' Night Heat'' from 1985 to 1989. ...

... O'Grady * Shawn Tanaka ... Prisoner * Ian Tench ... Judge Sullivan's Bailiff * Robert Verlaque ... Dickerman

Home media

''Reversible Errors'' was released on

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in the United States on October 12, 2004.Amazon: ''Reversible Errors''
Retrieved 2013-01-03

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reversible Errors (Film) Kindle County 2004 television films 2004 films Films based on American novels Works by Scott Turow CBS network films Films directed by Mike Robe 2000s English-language films