Jade | 
| Director: William Friedkin
Actors: David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna, Michael Biehn
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 31365
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Dolby, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: D329867D
ISBN: 6305278024
UPC: 097363298670
EAN: 9780792154600
ASIN: 6305278024
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1995
Release Date: February 16, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Neither director William Friedkin nor star David Caruso could redeem this vulgar, nasty script by Joe Eszterhas. Caruso is a politically ambitious assistant D.A. investigating the gruesome murder of a San Francisco bigwig. Too many clues point in the direction of his former girlfriend (Linda Fiorentino), a shrink who has a secret sideline as call girl to the rich and kinky. For good measure, she's now married to Caruso's best friend, Chazz Palminteri. Friedkin has done much better work in other places; even he can't perform much magic here, though he tries, with a solid car chase (that suffers in comparison to those he staged in French Connection and To Live and Die in L.A.). --Marshall Fine
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 jade December 14, 2008
Diana K. Brevelle (sherman tx)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
THIS MOVIE IS EXCELLENT, I WOULD TELL EVERYBODY TO WATCH THIS MOVIE IF THEY WANTED TO WATCH SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD.
Another Great Who-Dun-It December 5, 2008
L. Bachert (Lafayette, CO USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great thriller. You won't know until the end who-did-it--and even then you may not know!? This is a got to have movie if your into thrillers and who-dun it's!!
 Caurso's second best big screen performance September 21, 2008
Derrick Dunn (Woodbridge,VA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jade is a brilliant film. William Fredkin has a done wonderful job with this sexually charged thriller. The cinematography during the car chase is awe insprining and the sex scenes are kinky and tastefully done. Linda Forentiono and Angie Everhart who both have great bodies make the film even better. The reason I like this movie is because of David Caurso he displays some of his best acting on screen, very similiar to the NYPD Blue days.
Better Than The Critics Would Have You Believe September 17, 2007
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Make no mistake: (1) this IS a sordid crime story and (2) is is FAR better than the national critics would have you believe. I have found it fascinating the three times I've watched it and look forward to seeing it again. It surprises me each time, being better than I remembered. It's nicely photographed, too. Why I can't get a widescreen DVD of this, I don't know, but all that seems to be available is full screen.
William Friedkin directed this which usually means (1) a riveting story; (2) stylish cinematography. That's the case here. I rate this movie so high mainly because it's so entertaining. And it doesn't overstay it's welcome at a short hour-and-a- half.
It's a crude story at times (there was a NC-version available of this, as well), but it's very interesting start-to-finish, has some memorable scenes, nice San Francisco scenery and a nice soundtrack from Celtic singer Loreena McKennitt.
 save your brain and your money August 21, 2007
M. C. ELLIOTT (NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This film nearly buried the careers of all involved. Nuff said. It is truly terrible, pointless, and I really like Linda Fiorentino, but she couldn't save this stinker. An utter waste. Idiotic. And the car "chase" is a joke.
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