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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Black & White, Theatrical Version, Trailers
"A stunning first film" (The Hollywood Reporter) by the independent writing/directing team of David Siegel and Scott McGehee, Suture takes a non-traditional approach to casting, placing an African-American actor in the role of an identical brother to a white man. Equally evocative is the choice to shoot in black-and-white, adding further contrast to the striking noir style and dark undertones of this "exceedingly smart" (Variety) psychological thriller that is a "riveting" (Boxoffice) piece of filmmaking! You can barely tell Vincent and Clay apart. So when these two estranged half-brothers meet for the first time, Vincent--the prime suspect in their father's murder--decides to kill Clay so he can swap identities and pin the crime on his new-found sibling. But Clay miraculously survives the attempt on his life. Now suffering from amnesia and thinking he's Vincent, Clay must prove that he's not the killer that everybody thinks he is...before he's sentenced to life for the crime he believes he didn't commit!
"A surrealist cerebral chiller." The Hollywood Reporter
"A taut shocker that would have made Hitchcock proud!" Details Magazine
"Novel and perceptive..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
When Clay Arlington's father is murdered, his estranged half-brother Vincent becomes the most likely suspect. Eager to throw the police off his trail, Vincent invites Clay to visit him soon after the funeral, then secretly plants a bomb in the car Clay is to drive. Vincent has put his own identification in Clay's wallet, so police will think that he's the one who has died in the explosion. However, Clay survives the bombing, and plastic surgeons reconstruct his face and body from pictures of Vincent. Suffering from amnesia, Clay, readily accepts his new identity. As the police tighten their circle of evidence around Vincent, memories of Clay's own life come flashing back. SUTURE is an unusual thriller in which the two identical "brothers" are played by a black actor and a white actor, making Clay's quest for his own identity even more strange and ironic.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Dolby Digital Mono | | Spanish Subtitles | | French Subtitles | | Widescreen Version | | Original Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 1/23/2001 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1993 | | Catalog ID: 1001452 | | UPC: 00027616857729 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Independent Spirit (1995) | | | Greg Gardiner, Nominee, Best Cinematography | |
Sundance Film Festival (1994) |  | Greg Gardiner, Winner, Cinematography Award |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...A witty, stylish goof on psychiatry, identity and murder mysteries....Great panache..." 03/18/1994 p.C15Variety
"...SUTURE is an exceedingly smart and elegant American indie in a very unusual vein..." 09/27/1993 Los Angeles Times
"...The assurance is rare for a first feature....McGehee and Siegel have the flair to bring something distinctively new to black comedy..." 03/25/1994 p.F14 |
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