{{Short description|1992 film by Daniel Adams}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Primary Motive | image = Primary Motive.jpg
| alt = | caption = | native_name = | director = Daniel Adams | producer = Thomas Gruenberg | writer = Daniel Adams<br />William Snowden | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | narrator = | starring = Judd Nelson<br />Richard Jordan<br />Sally Kirkland<br />Justine Bateman<br />John Savage | music = John Cale | cinematography = John Drake | editing = Jacqueline Carmody | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1992|08|02|df=yes}} | runtime = 91 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Primary Motive''''' is a 1992 American political thriller film written and directed by Daniel Adams.<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/primarymotive_v39153/castandcrew Primary Motive by Daniel Adams]</ref>
==Plot== Andrew Blumenthal (Judd Nelson), a rookie ambitious press secretary targets the crooked opponent of his Boston candidate.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|primary_motive}}</ref><ref>{{TCMDb title | id= 87116 | title=Primary Motive }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190504043456/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7aa5a695 ''Primary Motive''] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}</ref>
== Cast == *Judd Nelson as Andrew Blumenthal *Richard Jordan as Chris Poulas *Sally Kirkland as Helen Poulas *Justine Bateman as Darcy Link *John Savage as Wallace Roberts *Frank Converse as John Eastham *Joe Grifasi as Paul Melton *Larry "Ratso" Sloman as Charlie Phelps *Malachi Throne as Ken Blumenthal *John Bedford Lloyd as Pat O'Hara *Daniel Adams as Fisherman *Tatyana Yassukovich as Poulas' receptionist *Maggie Wagner as Betty Sullivan *Bill Siegel as Republican State chairman *William Bulger as Self<ref>{{cite web |title=El precio de la gloria |url=https://www.cine.com/pelicula/el-precio-de-la-gloria-1992/reparto |website=cine.com |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Créditos de la película El precio de la gloria |url=https://cineyseries.net/pelicula/El-precio-de-la-gloria-34447/reparto |website=cineyseries.net |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=es}}</ref>
==Reception== ''Variety'' said: "slipshod dialogue and the cursory look of its lighting, sound and staging reduce it to parody".<ref name="variety/1200430302">{{cite news |last1=Moerk |first1=Christian |title=Primary Motive |url=https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/primary-motive-1200430302/ |access-date=6 April 2023 |work=Variety.com |date=16 July 1992}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0105173}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|primary_motive}} * {{TCMDb title | id= 87116 | title=Primary Motive }} * {{cite web |title=Primary Motive |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/primary-motive |website=Encyclopedia.com <!-- |access-date=6 April 2023 -->}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20190504043456/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7aa5a695 ''Primary Motive''] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
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Category:1992 films Category:American thriller films Category:Films scored by John Cale Category:1992 thriller films Category:Films directed by Daniel Adams (director) Category:1992 English-language films Category:1992 American films Category:English-language thriller films
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