Feds (1988)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Daniel Goldberg

Writers (WGA):

Len Blum (written by) &
Daniel Goldberg (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sleep tight America. These women carry guns.

Plot:

Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course...

Plot Keywords:

FBI

Cast

Rebecca De Mornay	...	Elizabeth 'Ellie' De Witt
Mary Gross	...	Janis Zuckerman
Ken Marshall	...	Brent Shepard
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Bill Bilecki
Larry Cedar	...	Howard Butz
Raymond Singer	...	George Hupperman
James Luisi	...	Sperry
Rex Ryon	...	Parker
Norman Bernard	...	Bickerstaff
Don Stark	...	Willy
David Sherrill	...	Duane
Jon Cedar	...	Senior Agent
Tony Longo	...	Sailor
Bradley Weissman	...	Graham
Michael Chieffo	...	Louie

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

College of the Canyons - 26455 Rockwell Canyon Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: The box that Zuckerman packs when about to quit the FBI.

Quotes:

Janis Zuckerman: Have you ever made love to a woman until she lost consciousness?
Sailor: Twice. No, four... four times.

Movie Connections:

References Taxi Driver (1976)

Soundtrack:

MAIN GOAL

Not too brainy, but fun

Feds is not a cerebral type of film by any standard, but is still a lot of fun to watch. The two female agents in training complement each other well - one is in great physical shape but not the studying type, the other is a bookworm with no athletic skills, and they end up helping each other through training. Despite the possible premise, this film does not come across as a vehicle for feminism or political correctness; the male agents are not portrayed as bumbling or dumb, and the two women are by no means the perfect trainees, and in fact they realize they were signed up just because the FBI needed some female trainees. Though the plot may have some holes and it's obvious it was filmed no where near Washington, it's a funny movie and worth seeing.