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Overview

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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Patrick Shanley (written by)
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Release Date:
13 January 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
What a way to start the year. more
Plot:
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 14 November 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)

User Comments:
People are taking this movie to seriously more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Kline ... Nick Starkey

Susan Sarandon ... Christine Starkey

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ... Bernadette Flynn

Harvey Keitel ... Police Commissioner Frank Starkey

Danny Aiello ... Captain Vincent Alcoa

Rod Steiger ... Mayor Eamon Flynn

Alan Rickman ... Ed
Faye Grant ... Alison Hawkins
Kenneth Welsh ... Roger Culver (as Ken Welsh)
Jayne Haynes ... Alma

Brian Tarantina ... Cone

Bruce MacVittie ... Rip

Bill Cobbs ... Detective Reilly
Greg Walker ... January Man

Tandy Cronyn ... Lana Apico
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Runtime:
97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio met her future husband, the film's director Pat OConnor while working on this project. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: As a matter of definition, the integer 1 (one) is not a prime. more
Quotes:
Ed: I'm going to go home, mix some paint, and try to create something original. more
Movie Connections:
References Midnight Cowboy (1969) more
Soundtrack:
I KNOW THE FEELING more

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17 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
People are taking this movie to seriously, 1 February 2003
Author: damir00 from Vancouver, Canada

I'm watching the "thrilling" climax as I type this.

Listen, folks, this film wasn't meant to be taken seriously, it's meant more as a parody or farce. Just listen to the soundtrack during the "dramatic" moments, it's not even trying to be serious. I'm guessing the cast was struggling to keep from bursting out in laughter during the filming because it really is stuffed full of every imagineable cliche.

Though there are some original lines. "I want to make you haggis." I mean, come on, how can anyone even begin to imagine this was meant seriously. It's like a police drama version of "Showgirls".

Well, without as much skin. ;-)

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