Absence of Malice
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Where to Watch Absence of Malice
- Rob MacKinnon4 April 202680’s Blind Spots & Selected Rewatches Year by Year No. 89 Great performances from both Newman and Field. And holy crap, Wilford Brimley drops in at the end and kicks figurative ass (“A wonderful thing, a suh-peeny”). This is a title I remember from ‘81 as an Oscar contender, but also because of good ol’ SCTV. Specifically The 5 Neat Guys performing their salute to the year’s best movies at The People’s Global Golden Choice Awards. They name check all the big movies of the year with a line or two about each, except for Absence of Malice. All they can do is repeat the title 😆. Pretty great - you can find it on YouTube - 5 Neat Guys People’s Global Golden Choice Awards
Absence of Malice Trivia
Absence of Malice was released on 18 December 1981.
Absence of Malice was directed by Sydney Pollack.
Absence of Malice has a runtime of 1h 56m.
Absence of Malice was produced by Sydney Pollack.
When prosecutor Elliot Rosen leaks to naive, but well-meaning, Miami reporter Megan Carter that liquor wholesaler Mike Gallagher is suspected in the murder of the local longshoreman union president, Gallagher's life begins to unravel.
The key characters in Absence of Malice are Megan Carter (Sally Field), Michael Colin Gallagher (Paul Newman), Elliott Rosen (Bob Balaban).
Absence of Malice is rated A.
Absence of Malice is a Drama, Romance, Thriller film.
Absence of Malice has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.
Absence of Malice had a budget of US$12M.
Absence of Malice has made US$40.7M at the box office.