Steven Soderbergh's THE UNDERNEATH fuses steamy ironic elements of his debut feature, SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE, with a wide-screen film noir tale of betrayal and greed based on the 1949 Robert Siodmak picture CRISS CROSS. Soderbergh, under the pseudonym Sam Lowry (the name of the
Jonathan Pryce character in Terry Gilliam's BRAZIL), shares screenwriting credit with CRISS CROSS scenarist Daniel Fuchs for this moody tale, moved from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas.
Onetime chronic gambler Michael Chambers (Peter Gallagher) is back in town, with an eye toward reuniting with ex-wife Rachel (Alison Elliott), now linked to Tommy Dundee (William Fichtner), a ruthless nigh...
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
99 mins