Charades (film)

Charades
Directed by	Stephen Eckelberry
Produced by	Karen Black Paul Williams Richard Hillman, Sr.
Written by	Richmond Riedel Karen Black
Starring	Erika Eleniak James Wilder C. Thomas Howell Kimberley Kates Jack Scalia Karen Black James Russo
Music by	S.P. Somtow
Cinematography	Susan Helen Emerson
Editing by	Fima Noveck
Release date(s)	December 17, 1998
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Charades (also known as Felons or First Degree) is a mystery/drama film released in 1998. The film stars Erika Eleniak, James Wilder, and C. Thomas Howell.

Tagline: "One murder can ruin your whole day..."

Film synopsis

Barry (Jack Scalia) is a man that works at the shipping department of a high-tech company called Technoworks. One day he is invited to a barbecue at his boss' house (Wilder). At the party, things start to get weird and Barry ends up playing a demented version of charades. Other strange things happen: the next door neighbor (James Russo) starts screaming racial slurs over the fence, and the widow of the ex-owner of Technoworks arrives. As a result, we learn of a kidnapping scheme gone awry, a fight ensues, and the pieces of the puzzle start to come together to reveal who kidnap and killed the former Technoworks boss, and why was Barry invited to the party in the first place.

Cast

• Erika Eleniak as Monica
• James Wilder as Quinn
• C. Thomas Howell as Evan
• Kimberley Kates as Laura
• Jack Scalia as Barry
• Karen Black as Jude
• James Russo as Max Targenville

Release

The film was first released to video on December 17, 1998 in Iceland. The next year, the film premiered at the Austin Film Festival. On 1999, it was released to video on Germany and Japan.

External links

• Charades at the Internet Movie Database
• "First Degree" at TV Guide
• Charades at Rotten Tomatoes
• Film Threat: Review