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Jade
Original movie poster for Jade
Directed by	William Friedkin
Produced by	Gary Adelson Craig Baumgarten Robert Evans
Written by	Joe Eszterhas
Starring	David Caruso Linda Fiorentino Chazz Palminteri Richard Crenna Michael Biehn
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Editing by	Angie Hess
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	October 13, 1995
Running time	95 min./107 min (director's cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50,000,000 (estimated)
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Jade is an erotic crime film/thriller film released in 1995. The movie was written by Joe Eszterhas, produced by Robert Evans, and directed by William Friedkin, and stars David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna and Michael Biehn. The original music score is composed by James Horner. The film is marketed with the tagline "Some fantasies go too far."

San Francisco District Attorney David Corelli faces a potential conflict of interest when he learns that the prime suspect in the murder is psychologist Katrina Gavin, an old flame who eventually married his close friend Matt Gavin. Despite this, he continues on the case and discovers that the dealer owned a series of photographs showing prominent public figures in compromising positions with an enigmatic prostitute known only as Jade. As Corelli searches for the identity this unknown woman, believing she holds the key to the murder's solution, he uncovers further secrets that ultimately threaten his life.

This film and Kiss of Death, released the same year, worked in tandem to destroy David Caruso's movie career. Caruso, having just left NYPD Blue after a sensational single season as the series' leading man, was immediately cast as the lead in two important films but when they both failed at the box office, Caruso was out of work for two years before finally returning to television.

• Guinevere Turner turned down a role in the film as she didn't want to get “decapitated and thrown through a window.”
• A reporter from Empire magazine recommended Linda Fiorentino to producer Robert Evans.
• The killer's identity is revealed near the beginning of the film via subliminal messaging.
• This is the film debut of Tony Award winning Broadway actress Donna Murphy.
• David Caruso's character is mentioned in The 40-Year-Old Virgin when Andy's friend Cal tells him to emulate the character when attempting to flirt with a female book store employee.
• The film's soundtrack makes extensive use of Loreena McKennitt's song The Mystic's Dream. The use of the song is so extensive, in fact, that it seems to occur at moments in the film where it is out of place dramatically.
• This film was shot on location in San Francisco, California.

• Jade at the Internet Movie Database
• Jade at All Movie Guide
• Jade at Rotten Tomatoes

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