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Director
  
Initial DVD release
  
February 29, 2000

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

6.3/10
IMDb


Genre
  
Action, Drama, Romance

Music director
  
Writer
  
Language
  
English

Betrayed (1988 film) movie poster

Release date
  
26 August 1988

Cast
  
(Catherine Weaver), (Gary Simmons), (Michael 'Mike' Carnes), (Gladys Simmons), (Shorty), (Wes)

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Betrayed is a 1988 American drama thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring Debra Winger and Tom Berenger. The plot is roughly based upon the terrorist activities of American neo-Nazi and white supremacist Robert Mathews and his group The Order.

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Plot

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Set in the American Midwest, the film begins with the murder of a Jewish radio host in Chicago. FBI undercover agent Catherine Weaver, alias Katie Phillips, sets out to infiltrate a farming community, suspected of harboring those responsible.

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After receiving a warm welcome from land-owner and farmer Gary Simmons, his two children and extended family, she begins to believe that the FBI lead is erroneous. Throwing caution to the wind, she falls in love with Simmons, a Vietnam War veteran who appears to command the respect of the local community. A short while later, her suspicions are aroused by talk of family secrets and as more chilling events unfold, Katie is exposed to the fact that Gary is the leader of a Klan-like white supremacy group involved in heinous, often gut-wrenching, acts of racial violence.

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In too deep, Katie pleads with boss and mentor Michael Carnes to release her from the assignment, but he refuses, instead turning the screw on her mixed loyalties. Ultimately, she must betray either the man she loves or the country she has sworn to protect.

Cast

  • Tom Berenger as Gary Simmons
  • Debra Winger as Catherine "Cathy" Weaver / Katie Philips
  • John Heard as Michael "Mike" Carnes
  • John Mahoney as Shorty
  • Ted Levine as Wes
  • Jeffrey DeMunn as Bobby Flynn
  • Albert Hall as Al Sanders
  • David Clennon as Jack Carpenter
  • Richard Libertini as Sam Kraus
  • Timothy Hutton (cameo) as a juggler at the fair
  • Critical response

    Betrayed was met with mixed reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 45% "Rotten" rating. Winger's performance was praised by some reviewers, who felt she was successful in conveying complex and mixed emotions throughout. Critics of the film point to a muddled and sometimes unbelievable unravelling of the plot.

    The opening sequence is loosely based on the 1984 murder of Denver DJ Alan Berg, which was carried out by white supremacists known as The Order.

    In a 1996 interview, Berenger named Betrayed as his favorite film, shrugging off any media criticism with the retort "It was exactly what it was meant to be".

    Box office

    The film debuted at #2 at the box office, earning $5,534,787 and coming in behind the second weekend of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. The film would go on to gross $25,816,139 in the United States.

    References

    Betrayed (1988 film) Wikipedia
    Betrayed (1988 film) IMDbBetrayed (1988 film) Roger EbertBetrayed (1988 film) Rotten TomatoesBetrayed (1988 film) themoviedb.org