Apology

Apology

A deadly idea

1986 · 98 min · ★ 5.1 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie

For her upcoming exhibition, "Apology," Lily, a New York conceptual artist, is designing a sound and sculpture installation inspired by the testimony of anonymous phone callers who, after responding to a public advert inviting them to spill their guts, leave messages on her answering machine. When one caller confesses to a murder, Lily begins to suspect that the mystery man may be intending a little "performance" of his own: her death.

Directed by Robert Bierman · Written by Mark Medoff

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Lesley Ann Warren Lily
Peter Weller Rad Hungate
George Loros Frank
John Glover Philip
Jimmie Ray Weeks Claude
Charles S. Dutton Asst. District Attorney
Skye Bassett Anna
Garrett M. Brown Gordon
Ellen Barber Patty Garretson
Reathel Bean Lt. Arnold Goodson
Chris Noth Roy Burnette
Diana Reis Jean

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