Collision Course (1989)

Director:

Lewis Teague

Writers:

Frank Darius Namei (writer)
Robert Resnikoff (writer)

Release Date:

27 April 1989 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

The only thing stopping these two cops from solving the crime of the century... is each other.

Plot:

A Japanese investigator (Morita) and a Detroit cop (Leno) team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.

Plot Keywords:

Exploding Car | Hitman | Japanese | Murder | Culture Clash

Cast

Pat Morita	...	Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo
Jay Leno	...	Detective Tony Costas
Chris Sarandon	...	Philip Madras
Tom Noonan	...	Scully
Ernie Hudson	...	Shortcut
John Hancock	...	Lieutenant Ryerson
Al Waxman	...	Dingman
Dennis Holahan	...	Derek Jarryd
Danny Kamekona	...	Oshima
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Kitao
Randall 'Tex' Cobb	...	Kosnic
Jack Poggi	...	Mac
Hamadi Izzard	...	Tenement Kid
Damien Leake	...	Tenement Man
Kevin Hagan	...	Cop, Junkyard

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:M | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

The fictional Jarryd Starburst was one of 16 Tojan GT convertibles converted from Pontiac Firebirds.

Goofs:

Continuity: Scully goes from not having a criminal record, and his own address being a PO Box, to having a rather long rap sheet, and his address had changed to a house address.

Quotes:

Costas: I'm gonna bust your ass.
Natsuo: Ah-ah. Bust my ass no good.

Movie Connections:

References "60 Minutes" (1968)

Soundtrack:

ELECTRO-CUTIE (SHOCK IT TO ME)

Absolute Corker

When I saw the cover of this movie on the $2 rack at Blockbuster video, I absolutely cacked myself laughing and had to buy it. After about two years of keeping it under a table leg to stop the wobble, I finally watched it. Now, it wasn't the best movie I've seen but it sure kept me entertained. Stereotypical, yes.. Lame, absolutely.. but it was so damn funny. The 80's style car chase, the way Jay Leno seemed to forget that he'd been shot in the leg, the cheesey ending... brilliant! It was fun, it was action packed and it brought a tear to my eye.My favourite part would have to have been Tony and the guy from Karate Kid sitting in the kitchen getting sloshed. If you come across this gem in the video store or if it's coming on tele, don't pass up the opportunity to watch it. As long as your expectations aren't too high, you'll love Collision Course.