Navy Lt. Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) meets a young woman, Susan Atwell (Sean Young), and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice (Gene Hackman), is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well. Commissioned by Joshua G. (7/20/22).

Release date: August 14, 1987 (USA)
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Kevin Costner; Gene Hackman; Sean Young; Will Patton; Howard Duff
Box office: $35.5 million
Distributed by: Orion Pictures
Adapted from: The Big Clock