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Public Access (1993)

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Before making their Oscar-winning film The Usual Suspects, director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie made their first film -- this low-budget independent feature and Grand Jury Prize winner at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival. Public Access examines the power and dangers of mass media consumption upon a small-town community. Ron Marquette plays Whiley Pritcher, a stranger in the small community of Brewster, who lands a job as the host of a local public access call-in show. On his

R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie

Jul 13, 2004

Triboro

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (3) | DVD (1)

Whiley Pritcher is about as pure evil as you are going to see on the screen. Ron Marquette achieves a high level of creepiness in this performance and the rest of the actors are also quite good.

November 7, 2010 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
Laramie Movie Scope

Upon watching Public Access, it's pretty clear why this film never went anywhere at the time it was made, even though it won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

January 28, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Public Access

In 1995, director Bryan Singer delivered one of the finest crime films - not too mention one of cinema's killer twists - in "The Usual Suspects". Before that, he cut his teeth on this low-budget, independant suspense tale. Whiley Pritcher (Ron Marquette) is an enigmatic stranger who arrives in the small American town

March 27, 2011
MrMarakai

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Hard to believe this film won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. It sucks. Really. I gave it the full 90 minute treatment and I felt so crappy by the end of it. Bad movie-making here. They should have this thing destroyed. Amazing to think this same director Bryan Singer made the Usual Suspects.

March 12, 2007
M Sarki
M Sarki

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