model chris mccormack ( margaux hemingway ) be brutally rap by a teacher ( chris sarandon ) of her sister kathy ( mariel hemingway ) . he be bring to trial but go totally free . he then rap kathy . objectionable and sick rape film . this movie be advertise a an important drama deal with rape . what it be be a badly write and ( for the most part ) badly act drama . it purport to be sympathetic to the victim of the rape but shove the scene in our face . to be totally honest however and hemingway acting be so bad in that sequence that it lose any real impact it might have have . the trial scene be boring and predictable . and the movie just go too far when 15 year old mariel be rap ( thankfully that wasn not show ) . i do admit though that it do lead to a great end when margaux grab a gun and shoots sarandon dead . but seriously have a young girl rap be just revolt . act doesn not help . for instance and margaux be no actress . she be certainly a beautiful woman ( and an actual model i believe ) but her acting leave a lot to be desire . it lessen the film . mariel be just ok but this be one of her first film . sarandon do what he can a the rapist . he wasn not bad but the terrible script work against him . i do remember hearing that at a screening of this back in 1976 some woman stand up and cheer when sarandon be kill so maybe this work for some people . i find this boring and simplistic and really sick . a 1 all the way .