Sketch Artist

This article is about the film. For the general use, see Sketch artist. For the song, see No Home Record. For the TV series also called The Sketch Artist, see Portrait-Robot.

Sketch Artist, also known as The Sketch Artist, is a 1992 American made-for-television crime-thriller film written by Michael Angeli and directed by Phedon Papamichael and starring Jeff Fahey, Sean Young and Drew Barrymore.^[1][2][3] It was released theatrically in Canada, Sweden and South Korea.

Sketch Artist
Genre	Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Written by	Michael Angeli
Directed by	Phedon Papamichael
Starring	Jeff Fahey Sean Young Drew Barrymore
Music by	Mark Isham
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Brad Krevoy Steven Stabler
Cinematography	Wally Pfister
Editor	Carole Kravetz Aykanian
Running time	88 minutes
Production companies	Motion Picture Corporation of America Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	June 27, 1992 (1992-06-27)

Plot

During a homicide investigation, a police sketch artist realizes a witness is describing a suspect resembling the wife of the artist, Jack Whitfield, down to the last detail. Conflicted by this revelation, he withholds pertinent information and begins his own search for the truth.

Cast

• Jeff Fahey as Detective Jack Whitfield
• Sean Young as Rayanne Whitfield
• Frank McRae as Milon
• Drew Barrymore as Daisy
• Tchéky Karyo as Paul Korbel
• James Tolkan as Tonelli
• Stacy Haiduk as Claire
• Charlotte Lewis as Leese
• Mark Boone Junior as Sturges
• Ric Young as Jimmy
• Brad Johnson as Peter

Reception

Variety said it had a "smart script by journalist Michael Angeli and a strong lead performance by Jeff Fahey."^[3]

Sequel

A sequel starring Fahey and Courteney Cox, Sketch Artist II: Hands That See, followed in 1995.