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Summary
Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.7
Audience score32%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for action movies, −12 min on the typical 108
typical 10896Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1990
January 12, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyLanguage
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 themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Anthony EdwardsAlex Kearney
Forest WhitakerDennis Curren
Penelope Ann MillerLori Mitchell
Joe PantolianoWhite
David ClennonJerome Sweet
Art EvansHenry Coleman
Rick AielloMickey Witlin
Wanda De JesusLuisa Diaz
Roger Aaron BrownLt. Sam Parral
Ron CanadaLowell Harris
Francis X. McCarthyInspector Ben Glass
Kimberly ScottChristine Curren- RMRyan McWhorterEphraim Cain
Danuel PipolySkip Markowitz- MHMaurice HillMan with Dog
- GEGwen E. DavisGloria Anderson
Stefanos MiltsakakisWayne- HJHomeselle JoyMinnie
Directing · 8
- Richard Benjamin Director
- Terry Leonard Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- George Fortmuller Second Assistant Director
- Marshall Schlom Script Supervisor
- Jeffrey W. Stacey Second Second Assistant Director
- Stephen J. Fisher First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Nat Mauldin Writer, Associate Producer
Production · 6
- Gale Anne Hurd Executive Producer
- Charles H. Maguire Producer
- Reuben Cannon Casting
- Robert J. Ulrich Casting Associate
- Jack Roe Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Richard Davis Jr. Location Manager
Camera · 9
- Richard H. Kline Director of Photography
- Robert C. Thomas Second Unit Director of Photography
- Len Hekel Still Photographer
- George La Fountaine Jr. Second Assistant Camera
- George Randell Best Boy Grip
- Alex Barraza Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Jacqueline Cambas Editor
- Brian L. Chambers Editor
- William Fletcher Assistant Editor
Sound · 13
- Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer
- Jeff Bushelman Supervising Sound Editor
- Mike Dobie Supervising Sound Editor
- Richard Portman Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve Pederson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ralph Sall Music Supervisor
Art · 7
- Charles Rosen Production Design
- Donald J. Remacle Set Decoration
- Gregory Pickrell Art Direction
- Larry Haney Leadman
- Barry Bedig Property Master
- Ron Yates Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Daniel Paredes Costume Design
- Ora Green Hairstylist
- Robert Norin Makeup Artist
Lighting · 3
- Paul Ary Best Boy Electric
- David Morton Best Boy Electric
- Gary R. Wostak Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Henry Kingi Stunts
- Andy Gill Stunts
- Troy Brown Stunts
- Phil Cory Special Effects Coordinator
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