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30-422: Jagged Edge may refer to: Film and TV [ edit ] Jagged Edge (film) , a 1985 film starring Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Robert Loggia and Peter Coyote Music [ edit ] Groups [ edit ] Jagged Edge (American group) , an American R&B singing group Jagged Edge (British band) , a British rock group whose members went on to form

60-564: A career in music as a performer with several different rock music bands, traveling to San Francisco and then back to Los Angeles. Dorn first appeared on-screen in Rocky , in an uncredited role as Apollo Creed 's bodyguard. Two years later, he appeared as a guest star on a 1978 episode of the television show W.E.B. . Impressed by his work, the show's producer introduced Dorn to an agent, through whom he met acting teacher Charles E. Conrad . Dorn studied with Conrad for six months, until he landed

90-482: A recurring role on the television series Castle , playing the therapist of NYPD police detective Kate Beckett . In March 2023, Dorn was announced as the writer for a comic starring Steel (John Henry Irons) , whom he voiced in Superman: The Animated Series . Steelworks #1 was published on June 6, 2023, with art by Sami Basri. Dorn provides the voice of the character Battle Beast in

120-669: A regular role on the crime drama series CHiPs . Dorn's most notable role to date is that of the Klingon Starfleet officer Lieutenant (later Lt. Commander) Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Dorn was the last of the main actors to be cast in The Next Generation , and prepared for his audition by isolating himself from the other actors and remaining taciturn through his interview, mimicking

150-439: A vehicle for Jane Fonda , who turned down the project. According to Eszterhas, Ransohoff was unimpressed with the casting of Glenn Close and tried to make her re-shoot a sex scene, so that he could watch her. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 31 reviews. The site's consensus states; "Coolly performed and suspenseful, Jagged Edge is a satisfying enough potboiler that most audiences won't mind if

180-616: Is an American actor best known for his role as the Klingon character Worf in the Star Trek franchise, appearing in all seven seasons of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), and later reprising the role in Seasons 4 through 7 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1995–1999) and season three of Star Trek: Picard (2023). Dorn has appeared more times as a regular cast member than any other Star Trek actor in

210-418: Is guilty. However, mountains of evidence makes her doubt he is guilty and she continues to defend him. Another note arrives at her office saying, "He is innocent. Santa Cruz. January 21, 1984. Ask Julie Jensen." Barnes calls Jensen to testify that she was attacked in the same manner as Page Forrester. All the details match, but she says her attacker seemed to stop himself from killing her. As Krasny objects that

240-432: Is reluctant to take the case since an incident with district attorney Thomas Krasny, her former boss, caused her to quit practicing criminal law. Krasny tells Barnes that prisoner Henry Styles hanged himself, which distresses her. Barnes visits Sam Ransom, a private detective who also used to work for Krasny and who changed careers at the same time as Barnes. Barnes decides to take the case. Barnes and Forrester prepare for

270-587: The Castlevania: Hymn of Blood web series. Following his Star Trek career, he had supporting roles in a number of independent feature films, including Shadow Hours (2000), Lessons for an Assassin (2001), and The Santa Clause trilogy , in which he appeared in a minor role as the Sandman . Dorn reprised his role as Worf for cameo appearances on Webster and Family Guy , the latter with several of his fellow Next Generation castmates. He had

300-650: The animated series Invincible . A member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association , Dorn is an accomplished pilot. He has flown with the Blue Angels as well as the Thunderbirds . He has owned several jet aircraft, including a Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star , which he jokingly refers to as his "starship", a North American F-86 Sabre , and currently owns a North American Sabreliner . Dorn also serves on several aviation organizations, one of which

330-430: The attack on Jensen is unrelated to the one on Forrester, he lets slip that his office had investigated the attack and not revealed it in discovery. In chambers, the judge threatens to have Krasny disbarred. Krasny insists that Forrester planned Page's murder for 18 months, he attacked Jensen to create an alibi for himself, and he is the writer of the anonymous letters. The judge forbids Krasny from presenting his theory to

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360-488: The band Skin . Albums [ edit ] Jagged Edge (Gary Numan album) , 2008 Jagged Edge (Jagged Edge album) , 2006 album by the American group See also [ edit ] Jaggies , the informal name for aliasing artifacts in raster images Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge , a video game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

390-537: The box office. Robert Loggia was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. The film Physical Evidence was originally conceived as a sequel to Jagged Edge and was meant to have Glenn Close and Robert Loggia reprise their roles. The story was about a private investigator framed for murder and the female lawyer who defends him. The project was developed at Columbia Pictures but then head of production Guy McElwaine

420-457: The character Worf in the Star Trek franchise – has his first credited film role, as polygraph analyst Dan Hislan, while Diane Erickson gives testimony as alibi victim Eileen Avery. According to Joe Eszterhas , the film originated with producer Martin Ransohoff , who wanted to make a courtroom drama in the vein of Anatomy of a Murder . The film was originally written as

450-732: The character. He also appeared as Worf's ancestor, Colonel Worf, in the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country and directed the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes " In the Cards ", " Inquisition " and " When It Rains... ", and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode " Two Days and Two Nights ". He was one of six actors to reprise his role, in voice over, for the Star Trek: Captain's Chair virtual reality game. In 2014, he participated in

480-672: The fan-produced Star Trek episode " Fairest of Them All ", giving his voice to the computer of the Mirror Universe Enterprise. In 2012, Dorn announced a desire to return to his Klingon role in a television series tentatively titled Star Trek: Captain Worf . He said: I had come up with the idea because I love [Worf] and I think he's a character that hasn't been fully developed and hasn't been fully realized. Once I started thinking about it, it became obvious to me that I wanted to at least put it out there, which I have, and

510-960: The franchise's history, spanning five films and 284 television episodes. Outside of the Star Trek franchise, Dorn has appeared in the television series CHiPs (1979–1982), and has had voice roles as Coldstone and Taurus in the animated series Gargoyles (1994–1997), Kalibak in the DC Animated Universe , I.M. Weasel in I Am Weasel (1997–2000), Lord Darkar in the Nickelodeon dub of Winx Club (2011), and Captain Mozar in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2015–2016). Outside of shows and movies, he has had voice roles in several Star Trek-related games, as well as more obscure voice roles such as his role as

540-485: The jury and Forrester is found not guilty. Barnes announces to the media that she left the district attorney's office when Krasny suppressed evidence that proved Henry Styles was innocent. Krasny walks off in disgust. Barnes goes to Forrester's house to celebrate, and they sleep together again. In the morning, she discovers, in a closet, a 1942 Corona typewriter matching the analysis of the anonymous notes. She takes it and flees. When Forrester calls, she tells him she found

570-572: The main antagonist Frank Horrigan of the action RPG game Fallout 2 (1998) and a Krogan character in Mass Effect 2 (2010), among many other similar roles. Dorn was born in Luling, Texas , the son of Allie Lee (née Nauls) and Fentress Dorn Jr. He grew up in Pasadena, California , where he studied radio and television production at Pasadena City College . Following his graduation, he pursued

600-579: The personality of the character. His character proved so popular amongst fans that Dorn was added to the cast of spin-off series Deep Space Nine in an effort to boost ratings. Dorn (as Worf) has the record for the most on-screen appearances of any Star Trek character. As Worf, he appeared in 175 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (missing only the episodes " Code of Honor ", " Haven ", and " Shades of Gray "), 102 episodes of Deep Space Nine , four Star Trek movies, and seven episodes of Star Trek: Picard , bringing his total to 288 appearances as

630-519: The pleasures of style, but it does its job. It catches you in a vise – it's scary, and when it's over you feel a little shaken." Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised the performances, but thought the film predictable. Rita Kempley of The Washington Post denounced the film, saying " Jagged Edge is not entertainment. It is commercially packaged abuse." In the United States and Canada, Jagged Edge grossed $ 40.5   million at

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660-412: The response has been pretty amazing. We've been contacted by different individuals–I can't say who and all that–about wanting to come on board and be part of this. In April 2022, it was announced that he would reprise his role as Worf in the third season of Star Trek: Picard , which aired in 2023. Dorn has appeared in a number of TV shows, films, and video games . Also in animation as I Am Weasel as

690-698: The story is really more effective as an original. Because there wasn't an agreement with Loggia and Close, we had always designed the project to go either as a sequel or on its own terms." It was remade into the Hindi film in India as Kasoor (2001). Sony Pictures announced in April 2018 that a remake of Jagged Edge was in development with Halle Berry starring, but no further announcements were made after July; as of 2023, no such film has been released. Michael Dorn Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952)

720-511: The title Jagged Edge . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jagged_Edge&oldid=1151049952 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jagged Edge (film) The film received positive reviews from critics and

750-861: The trial and eventually sleep together. Ransom warns Barnes that Forrester is just trying to make her care more about his case. Her office begins receiving anonymous letters containing non-public case details and an analysis shows they were typed on a 1942 Corona typewriter . In a pre-trial meeting, Barnes tells the judge that Krasny has a history of not meeting discovery obligations. The prosecution's case relies on circumstantial evidence and two of its key witnesses are discredited by Barnes. Krasny calls Eileen Avery, who had an affair with Forrester and Bobby Slade who had an affair with Page, to testify. As Slade details his relationship with Page Forrester, he explains how Forrester manipulates women with his horses. Barnes finds it eerily similar to her own relationship with him. She feels manipulated and briefly believes Forrester

780-535: The twists don't quite add up." On Metacritic it has a score of 60% based on reviews from 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Variety called it "a well-crafted, hardboiled mystery" and praised the performances of the two lead actors. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times described the suspense in the film as "supremely effective" and rated the movie 3 1/2 stars. Pauline Kael of The New Yorker wrote: "This thriller doesn't offer

810-492: The typewriter. Forrester insists on coming over. Barnes calls Ransom, on the brink of telling him that Forrester is a killer, but instead hangs up. A masked figure breaks in and confronts her in her bedroom. As he starts to attack, Barnes throws back the covers to reveal a handgun. She shoots him several times until he falls to the floor. Ransom comes in and unmasks the attacker: Forrester. In addition, Michael Dorn  – two years before starting his 30+ years portraying

840-470: The voice of the titular character. He has been the spokesman for Neutrogena T-Gel Shampoo, and has appeared in a Dodge Dart car commercial. He voiced Marcus and Frank Horrigan in Fallout 2 . He appeared in a 2012 tongue-in-cheek television commercial for Chrysler as "Future Guy", a time traveler sent from the future to assist development of the 2013 Dodge Dart . He also plays the role of General Thain in

870-433: Was a box office success. Loggia was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance. A masked intruder breaks into the beach house of San Francisco socialite Page Forrester, ties her to her bed, rips open her shirt, and kills her with a hunting knife. The maid is also murdered. Husband Jack Forrester, arrested for her murder, tries to hire high-profile lawyer Teddy Barnes to defend him. Barnes

900-426: Was replaced by David Puttnam , who, according to producer Martin Ransohoff, said that he did not want to make sequels (Puttnam denied this, saying his problem was the script "wasn't good and for no other reason... when there's a terrific script for Jagged Edge II Columbia will be anxious to make it".). Ransohoff decided to turn the script into an original story. "It's a good mystery on its own terms," he said. "I think

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