She was also no stranger to Hollywood, having been married to Richard Gere at the time (from 1991-95). (Forbes named her the highest paid model on the planet the same year this film was released.) Fair Game boasted a roughly $50M budget, and at the time Cindy Crawford was still an internationally known “brand” at the top of the supermodel game. It feels odd remembering it as a major Hollywood offering when so many regard it as a trashy(ish) B movie today, probably thinking it was a straight-to-video release. And neither did many others who pitched in for the $11.5M box office haul it earned in 1995.įor a certain portion of the population, it didn’t matter if the acting was subpar the novelty of seeing one of the world’s most renowned models lead a film–a super model even!–elevated this typical chase thriller to a curiosity for the masses. Viewing it two decades later (without the beer), it’s easier to see how much of a stretch it was making Crawford a leading lady.īut you know what? It’s CINDY FRICKIN’ CRAWFORD! So we didn’t care. I recall enjoying this film when I watched it with my three college roommates via VHS rental in late ’95 or early ’96, most likely cruising through a 6-pack of beer. (She’s had a few parts in other films and TV, usually playing herself.) It’s painfully obvious she’s not a great actress her expression is nonchalant, her delivery wooden. But the bottom line is that they’re after her, and that’s all you need to know to enjoy this little pulp culture exercise.įair Game will forever be remembered as Cindy Crawford’s first (and only) major film role. The above synopsis is about as good as it can be explained, because for the love of God, after watching it for the first time in over a decade, I still can’t figure out what the hell they’re chasing McQuean for. Will they capture her? Can Kirkpatrick keep her safe? Will viewers remember any of it when the credits roll? Kirkpatrick goes on the run to protect McQuean when she’s targeted by ex-members of the KGB interested in a ship owned by a Cuban man who may lose it in a divorce case being pursued by McQuean, who happens to be a civil law attorney. The film stars real-life supermodel Cindy Crawford as attorney Kate McQuean and William Baldwin as Max Kirkpatrick, a Florida police officer. By Review Staffįair Game, the 1995 chase film from producer Joel Silver, is a strange mesh of good and bad, featuring talent both experienced and inexperienced resulting in a B movie dressed up in A-movie skin.
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