Released from prison, a convict foregoes a fresh start in favor of harassing an ex; this familiar outline is startlingly recalibrated by Rudolph dramatically and stylistically, not least with against-type casting of Geraldine Chaplin as the jailbird and Anthony Perkins as the ex. The soundtrack pulses with the oeuvre of blues/jazz legend Alberta Hunter. With Moses Gunn, Jeff Goldblum, Berry Berenson (married in real life to Perkins), and (in her film debut) Alfre Woodard.