PRESUMED GUILTY

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• Release Year: 1991
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Based on a true story.; ; Due to a clerical mix-up (his police file has been confused with another McLaughlin) Bobby McLaughlin (Brendan Fraser) is wrongfully accused of a murder he didn’t commit. Despite his pleas of innocence not even his father (Martin Sheen) believes him. With a minor crime already on his record, and an incompetent defense attorney, Bobby is convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. But a suppressed lie detector test that could have freed him convinces his father that Bobby is indeed innocent. Now he begins a fierce struggle to free his son from prison. 'Presumed Guilty' is a chilling indictment of a faulty judicial system and an inspirational tale of love and reconciliation between father and son.
• Cast: Martin Sheen, Caroline Kava, James Handy, Rebecca Schull, Mark Metcalf, Christine Dunford, Peter Friedman, Tristan Tait, Renée Estevez, Zachary Mott, Brendan Fraser, Bingo O'Malley, Rohn Thomas, Bill Dalzell, Lamont Arnold, Larry John Meyers, William Cameron, Alec Coleman, Mark Joy, Rick Warner, Angela D'Ambrosia, Marji Dodrill, Yancey Arias, Bill Hartung, Beth Zumann, Jerry Lyden, Curt DeBor, John W. Iwanonkiw, Raymond Laine, John Ponzio, Joe Shelby, Paul Wendkos
• Director: Paul Wendkos
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: First Look Home Entertainment, Cosgrove / Meurer Productions, World International Network (WIN)
• Media Format: movie