Details Magazine - March 1998

In a seedy theater, aspiring actor Ryan Rogers flubs his Othello audition.  "We're looking for more of a James Earl Jones type," the director informs him.

Ryan crawls back to his job as an usher at a '70s-blaxploitation revival house.  "Hey," the owner ribs him, "at least you're still in the movie business."

A romantic moonlight stroll leads to the Brooklyn Bridge.  In the heat of passion, she slips and falls for him.  Hard.

That night, Ryan drowns his sorrows at the Old Town Bar and Restaurant.  At the end of the bar, a doll named Annie drinks alone.  Boy meets girl.

Overcome with panic and remorse, he makes his excuses and flees.

The next day the Accidental Killer is front-page news.  In a way he never expected, the aspiring actor is now famous.

A month later, the Accidental Killer is yesterday's news.  Jonesing for headlines, Ryan strikes again.  Detective Donovan examines his handiwork.  Fame feeds Ryan's confidence.  He lands his first big role as a brain surgeon on "One Life to Lose."

Between three and four every Monday through Friday, he heals amnesiacs - but after midnight, he's still accident-prone.  A year later.  Tribeca, 1 A.M.  Elizabeth, a sculptress, leaves an art opening, high on Brie and Chardonnay.  The Accidental Killer leaves her for dead - or so he thinks.  Elizabeth does "PrimeTime Live," telling Diane Sawyer what she remembers about her shadowy attacker.  Fearing she'll recover her memory, Ryan has his people arrange dinner with Elizabeth.  Unexpectedly, the hunter is captured by his game.

A year later, the happy newlyweds graze at Mr. Chow to celebrate Ryan's $25 million deal to play ... the Accidental Killer.

Principal photography begins.  As Ryan re-creates his last crime, Detective Donovan and Elizabeth realize his Method is pure madness.

Donovan collars the Accidental Killer.  The People vs. Ryan Rogers is the trial of the century, broadcast pay-per-view on Court TV.  Of course, Ryan is acquitted. 

A year later, on a warm night in March, Donovan and Elizabeth freeze dead in their tracks outside Nobody Beats the Wiz....  And the Oscar goes to...Ryan Rogers!  Feigning surprise from the podium at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as he accepts the Oscar for his gripping portrayal of the Accidental Killer.  "This award really belongs to all the people who sacrificed so much to make me what I am today."