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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:
Brilliant moreCast
(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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Factual errors: A water delivery truck driving past taxiing airplanes would not be possible on any U.S. Air Force base. Commercial deliveries are not permitted to be made on the flight-line side of buildings. moreQuotes:
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: Now, are you sure you want to have a fight? Because I'm only gonna use my thumb.Bully in Bar: Thumb?
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: My right thumb. Left one's much too powerful for you.
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An amazing movie. All the elements come together to make a very entertaining movie that gets better the more you watch it.
From Bruce Broughton's masterful score (one of his very best in my view) to Peter Hyams' evocative photography, everything comes in focus around a first-class cast that include star-making performances by Mark Harmon and Meg Ryan and the wonderful turns we take all too easily for granted by Sean Connery and Jack Warden.
The chase sequences are among the most inventive and gripping of modern cinema and are edited with just the right touch (take note you commercial directors who think chase scenes consist of unwatchable snippets of film) and highlight a great story full of lively characters.
Overall, a very memorable movie, which helps explain why it keeps showing up again and again on our TVs.