Heaven's Prisoners ★★½ 1995 (R) Dave Robicheaux (Baldwin) is an ex-New Orleans homicide detective and recovering alcoholic, living a quiet life on a bayou with patient wife Annie (Lynch). They witness a plane crash and Dave rescues the only survivor, a young Salvadoran girl, whom they adopt. But the crash wasn't an accident and Dave's snooping around involves him with drug runners and local crime bosses, including old high school buddy, Bubba Rocque (Roberts), and his sirenish wife, Claudette (Hatcher). Convoluted plot with some moody touches but Baldwin scores as the flawed hero. Based on the mystery series by James Lee Burke. 135m/C VHS. Paul Guilfoyle, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Roberts, Teri Hatcher, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Badja (Medu) Djola, Joe (Johnny) Viterelli, Hawthorne James;
Director:
Phil Joanou;
Writer:
Scott Frank, Harley Peyton;
Writer:
Harris Savides;
Cameo:
George Fenton.
