Summary
While investigating police corruption in his department, undercover cop Buster McHenry is forced to participate in a heist, leading to innocent casualties and the theft of an ancient Lakota tribal spear.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 38Audiences 42GoodWatch 36
Metascore42
Tomatometer33%
IMDb5.5
Audience score29%
Box office
56%of its budget back
- Budget
- $16 M
- Worldwide
- $9 M
Worldwide it made back $9 M of the $16 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108105Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1989
June 2, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more20 people
- Kiefer SutherlandBuster McHenry
- Lou Diamond PhillipsHank Storm
- Jami GertzBarbara
- Robert KnepperMarino
- Bill SmitrovichFinch
- Peter MacNeillDenny Ransom
- Floyd 'Red Crow' WestermanRed Crow
- JGJoseph GriffinMatt
- John Di BenedettoCorso
Kyra HarperNema
Joseph HieuGang Leader
Dee McCaffertyCop Outside Bar
Heidi von PalleskeHooker In Bar
Tom ButlerDetective Geddles
Clark JohnsonJJ
David MucciMarino's Gang Member- DLDavid LeeGangbanger
Jack BlumKeith Weinstock
Gary FarmerGeorge Storm
Janelle HutchisonAnnette
Directing · 4
- Jack Sholder Director
- Mickey Gilbert Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- William Spahic First Assistant Director
- Walter Gasparovic Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- David Rich Writer
Production · 7
- Joe Roth Executive Producer
- James G. Robinson Executive Producer
- Ted Field Executive Producer
- David Madden Producer
- J. Rickley Dumm Producer
- Junie Lowry-Johnson Casting
Camera · 1
- Phil Meheux Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Caroline Biggerstaff Editor
Sound · 1
- Michael Kamen Original Music Composer, Conductor
Art · 3
- Carol Spier Production Design
- Elinor Rose Galbraith Set Decoration
- James McAteer Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Jennifer Bower O'Halloran Hairstylist
- Claude Díaz Hair Department Head
- Christine A. Hart Makeup Department Head
- Sheryl Berkoff Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Scotty Allan Gaffer
Other crew · 56
- Clark Johnson Stunts
- T.J. Scott Stunts
- Scott Thompson Stunts
- Alex Green Stunts
- Chuck Waters Stunts
- Dwayne McLean Stunts
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