Mike's Murder

1984

Drama / Mystery / Thriller

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 80% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 43% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 1159 1.2K

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Plot summary

Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never does – she doesn’t know he sells drugs on the side. After botching a deal on someone else’s turf, Mike has to disappear for a while. He contacts Betty – then he’s killed before they can meet. Betty tries to find out what happened, leading her straight into a hornet's nest of vice.

Director

James Bridges Photo
James Bridges

Top cast

Kym Malin Photo
Kym Malin as Beautiful Girl #1
Debra Winger Photo
Debra Winger as Betty Parrish
Paul Winfield Photo
Paul Winfield as Phillip
William Ostrander Photo
William Ostrander as Randy
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1002.51 MB
1280*724
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 1
1.82 GB
1910*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by morrison-dylan-fan 6 / 10

Murder Mike.

Reviewed by gridoon2025 5 / 10

The beautiful and underrated Debra Winger in a film beneath her talents

First of all, the setup of "Mike's Murder" is not believable: a woman like Debra would hardly throw her life away falling head over heels for a drug-dealing tennis instructor, whom she sees about three times in a span of two years. The ludicrously spoilery title gives away what happens after 44 minutes in the movie, but writer-director Bridges never gets much of a narrative flow going even after that; Winger's transfixing beauty is about all this dreary, overlong crime "thriller" has going for it (apart from a couple of good supporting performances). ** out of 4.
Reviewed by chrisalders-1 7 / 10

Underrated Film Noir

My experience with this film differs from some of those who seem to be objecting to both the plot and the cast.I thought the idea of a 20's something woman who immerses herself in a quasi-relationship with a person on the fringe of society to be interesting. Winger turns in a terrific performance. Part of the human experience or journey is that one encounters difficult moments in one's life - including anticipating relationships one wants desperately to work out.Betty is in the unfortunate position of having to view Mike from afar as the latter is caught in a nightmarish world of drugs and deceit. I found Mike's drug partner in crime very compelling. One had a real sense of dread and doom as he tried to "make-up" for an irredeemable mistake. Paul Winfield is spot on as the record producer who has also suffered a loss.All in all, what we have here is a subtle film which is compelling and which a typical focus group would probably pass over. One good example of why film producers and directors should stay away from them and let their artistic visions guide their actions.
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