In Self Defense
4.9
1987
1 hr 34 min
Thriller
, TV Movie
A witness is terrorized by the killer against whom she testified.
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- Cast：
- Linda Purl , Terry Lester , Yaphet Kotto , Billy Drago , Gail Edwards , Rick Lenz
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Reviews
Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
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Blistering performances.
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It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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