Ripley Under Ground
- Director: Roger Spottiswoode
- Writer: Patricia Highsmith; W. Blake Herron
- Producer: Steve Christian; Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
CGiii Comment
This was left on the shelf for 3 years waiting for a release date – 3 years well spent.
Bad wigs, gross miscasting, corny dialogue – if it is meant to be a comedy, it fails.
If it is meant to be a thriller – well, it’s not too thrilling.
This is a spectacular dud – a case of cashing in on the past successes of Ripley – it, quite rightly, bombed.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name alive in order to exploit his legacy and reap millions in the process.
Cast & Characters
Barry Pepper as Tom Ripley;
Jacinda Barrett as Heloise Plisson;
Tom Wilkinson as John Webster;
Willem Dafoe as Neil Murchison;
Alan Cumming as Jeff Constant;
Claire Forlani as Cynthia;
Ian Hart as Bernard Sayles;
Jonathan Benson as Passenger on euro star train;
Simon Callow as Theatre director;
Douglas Henshall as Derwatt;
Francois Marthouret as Antoine Plisson;
Frederique Michelle as Annette;
Francis Pindar as Business Man on Train;
Mika Simmons as Sandy;
Daniel Jude Gennis as Wedding Guest