In Last Rites, a serious thriller on a sensational topic, a priest falls in love with a woman he is protecting. Father Michael (Tom Berenger), a priest with family ties to the mob, helps a woman on the run. Angela (Daphne Zuniga) is the mistress of a murdered Mafia Don, now being hunted by hit men (Adrian Paul, Vassili Lambrinos) hired by the Don's infuriated wife. As Father Michael realizes he is falling in love, both his faith and his vows are severely tested. Directed with restraint and respect for the subject matter by Donald Bellisario, the film still caused controversy and was criticized because of love scenes between the priest and the woman. Despite this criticism and despite the fact that the film is somewhat slow and predictable, Last Rites has fine performances by its cast and is an entertaining thriller.

Last Rites was a small role for Adrian, but his first big screen role. Adrian appeared as Tony, a Mafia bodyguard/hit man, who was hunting the witness of a Mafia killing. Adrian's character dies chasing Berenger's character on a winding mountain road in Mexico when his car collides with an oncoming truck.