Shakedown (1988)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

James Glickenhaus

Writer:

James Glickenhaus (writer)

Release Date:

6 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Whatever you do... don't call the cops!

Plot:

A legal attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.

Plot Keywords:

Corruption | Roller Coaster | Independent Film

Cast

Peter Weller	...	Roland Dalton
Sam Elliott	...	Richie Marks
George Loros	...	Officer Varelli
Thomas G. Waites	...	Officer Kelly
Daryl Edwards	...	Dr. Watson
Jos Laniado	...	Ruben
Richard Brooks	...	Michael Jones
Blanche Baker	...	Gail Feinberger
Shirley Stoler	...	Irma
John C. McGinley	...	Sean Phillips
Patricia Charbonneau	...	Susan Cantrell
Walter Flanagan	...	Prison Guard
Walter Bobbie	...	Dean Howland
Henry Judd Baker	...	Big Leroy
Andrew Johns	...	Billy

Also Known As:

Blue Jean Cop (Australia) (video title) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (video title (TV title))

Runtime:

112 min | UK:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Blue Jean Cop

Trivia:

A theater marquee shows Fatal Beauty (1987), which also co-starred Sam Elliott.

Quotes:

Gail Feinberger: Don't you think it's a little early in the morning for heavy metal?
Roland Dalton: Gail, Gail, honey, sweetie, I love you, I'm gonna marry you, but you are making me feel very old. This is not heavy metal. This is Hendrix. Genius, maybe, but this is definitely not heavy metal.

Movie Connections:

References China Girl (1987)

Soundtrack:

LOOKIN' FOR LOVE

action movie better than average..the best film GLICKENHAUS has done

it is unusual to see SAM ELLIOT in a contemporary urban action thriller. I haven't seen this in awhile but I rtemember enjoying it. PETER WELLER plays an attorney who tries to get to the bottom of a police corruption scandal and ends up taking on half of the force and the cities criminal underworld. SAM ELLIOT plays the modren day cop with a wild west mentality and a huge .45 auto pistol...(which he uses frequently thus fullfilling thje action monicker of this film) SHAKEDOWN has impressive chase and action sequences. Critics bitched because wasn't dramatic enough but I enjoyed it. For action fans please note the action outweighs the court room scenes. I have wondered why sam elliot hasn't done more contemporary action thrillers like FATAL BEAUTY a action movie directed by FRIGHT NIGHTS TOM HOLLAND. He seems adept at contemporary pistol packing films as well as all the wonderful westerns he does for TNT. I have talked to many women who find elliot attractive, something about him. He looks like the rugged sort who will come riding out of the sage with a single action revolver after cattle rustlers at any second. I think this is his enduring appeal to movie and watchers. I rate this film as a fantasy action epic with court room appeal...PRESSUMED INNOCENT it is not...yet, it is worth the price of a movie rental. This is perhaps the best of the GLICKENHAUSmovies....as it is consistent in it's action delivery. 4 star 4 action...3 for drama (out of 7)