# Primary Motive

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{{Short description|1992 film by Daniel Adams}}
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| name           = Primary Motive
| image          = Primary Motive.jpg

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| director       = [Daniel Adams](/source/Daniel_Adams_(director))
| producer       = [Thomas Gruenberg](/source/Tom_Gruenberg)
| writer         = [Daniel Adams](/source/Daniel_Adams_(director))<br />[William Snowden](/source/William_Snowden_(director))
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| starring       = [Judd Nelson](/source/Judd_Nelson)<br />[Richard Jordan](/source/Richard_Jordan)<br />[Sally Kirkland](/source/Sally_Kirkland)<br />[Justine Bateman](/source/Justine_Bateman)<br />[John Savage](/source/John_Savage_(actor))
| music          = [John Cale](/source/John_Cale)
| cinematography = John Drake
| editing        = [Jacqueline Carmody](/source/Jacqueline_Carmody)
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| released       = {{Film date|1992|08|02|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 91 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
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'''''Primary Motive''''' is a 1992 American political [thriller film](/source/thriller_film) written and directed by [Daniel Adams](/source/Daniel_Adams_(director)).<ref>[http://www.fandango.com/primarymotive_v39153/castandcrew Primary Motive by Daniel Adams]</ref>

==Plot==
Andrew Blumenthal ([Judd Nelson](/source/Judd_Nelson)), a [rookie](/source/rookie) ambitious [press secretary](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Judd_Nelson) as Andrew Blumenthal
*[Richard Jordan](/source/Richard_Jordan) as Chris Poulas
*[Sally Kirkland](/source/Sally_Kirkland) as Helen Poulas
*[Justine Bateman](/source/Justine_Bateman) as Darcy Link
*[John Savage](/source/John_Savage_(actor)) as Wallace Roberts
*[Frank Converse](/source/Frank_Converse) as John Eastham
*[Joe Grifasi](/source/Joe_Grifasi) as Paul Melton
*[Larry "Ratso" Sloman](/source/Larry_Sloman) as Charlie Phelps
*[Malachi Throne](/source/Malachi_Throne) as Ken Blumenthal
*[John Bedford Lloyd](/source/John_Bedford_Lloyd) as Pat O'Hara
*[Daniel Adams](/source/Daniel_Adams_(director)) as Fisherman
*[Tatyana Yassukovich](/source/Tatyana_Yassukovich) as Poulas' receptionist
*[Maggie Wagner](/source/Maggie_Wagner) as Betty Sullivan
*[Bill Siegel](/source/Bill_Siegel) as Republican State chairman
*[William Bulger](/source/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](/source/Variety.com) |date=16 July 1992}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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](/source/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](/source/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}}

{{Daniel Adams}}

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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