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10 June 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
THE PRESIDIO ARMY BASE, SAN FRANCISCO. When a landmark of historic tradition becomes the scene of a shocking murder, a military commander and a street-tough cop are forced into action... against the killer, the mysterious past, and each other. morePlot:
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Murder At The Presidio more (42 total)US TV Schedule:
| Tue. Nov. 10 | 8:15 PM | MAX | |||
| Sat. Nov. 14 | 10:35 AM | MAX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell | |
| Mark Harmon | ... | Jay Austin | |
| Meg Ryan | ... | Donna Caldwell | |
| Jack Warden | ... | Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure | |
| Mark Blum | ... | Arthur Peale | |
| Dana Gladstone | ... | Col. Paul Lawrence | |
| Jenette Goldstein | ... | Patti Jean Lynch | |
| Marvin J. McIntyre | ... | MP Zeke | |
| Don Calfa | ... | Howard Buckely | |
| John DiSanti | ... | Det. Marvin Powell | |
| Robert Lesser | ... | Sgt. Mueller | |
| James Hooks Reynolds | ... | George Spota | |
| Curtis W. Sims | ... | Sgt. Garfield | |
| Rick Zumwalt | ... | Bully in Bar | |
| Rosalyn Marshall | ... | Lawrence's Secretary |
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14+ (Ontario - 2006) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16Fun Stuff
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The Navy aircraft carrier seen during the opening credits is the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returning to its homeport of Alameda, CA moreGoofs:
Continuity: After the chase Jay Austin has with a suspect, he handcuffs the suspect. In an immediate shot after he still has his handcuffs on him and not the suspect. moreQuotes:
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: You're not going out dressed like that, are you?Donna Caldwell: Like what?
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: Well, you can see right through that dress. You might just as well go out without one.
Donna Caldwell: There's a thought.
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A Military Policeman investigating what looked like a break-in at the Officer's Club at the Presidio in San Francisco is shot down. The same man also shoots an SFPD officer while fleeing the first crime. This makes the whole thing a dual jurisdiction between the Army and the local law enforcement.
Hard enough normally, but in this situation you have a detective played by Mark Harmon who's a former MP who has a bad history with Sean Connery the provost marshal in charge at the Presidio. Though they hate each other's guts they of necessity have to work together.
Sean Connery is one of those players who just being in a film elevates in class. Without him in the thing this would be just a routine police yarn, might have been good enough for a made for TV film and nothing more. Another conflict in the film is Connery with daughter Meg Ryan who takes an interest in Harmon at first to spite dad, but then finds herself falling for him.
Acting honors in this film go to Jack Warden the retired sergeant major who won a Congressional Medal of Honor saving Connery's life in Vietnam. Warden and Connery keep you interested in the film, in finding out just why the MP and the SFPD officer had to die. Without them, I doubt anyone would care.