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Director:
William Lustig
Writer:
Phil Alden Robinson (written by)
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Release Date:
30 August 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
When Buck Taylor comes to call, your number is up.
Plot:
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a serial killer, an ex-cop named Taylor, whom randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory. full summary | add synopsis
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Has Its Moments, But Sequels Are Better more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Judd Nelson ... Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

Robert Loggia ... Bill Malloy

Leo Rossi ... Sam Dietz
Meg Foster ... Carol Dietz
Patrick O'Bryan ... Todd Arthur

Ken Lerner ... Arthur

Mindy Seeger ... Francine
Angel Tompkins ... Carmen

Robert Madrid ... Swarthy Cop
Beau Starr ... Ike Taylor
Harriet Hall ... Angela Taylor
Frank Pesce ... Marra
Ron Taylor ... Captain Blakely
Roy Brocksmith ... Coroner
G. Smokey Campbell ... Terrell
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Cinetel Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Joe Spinell was originally cast to play the role of Captain Blakely, but died shortly before filming was to begin. more
Quotes:
Buck: I called to see if you were home, I have to kill you tonight. more
Movie Connections:
References Casablanca (1942) more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Has Its Moments, But Sequels Are Better, 5 October 2006
6/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This crime story has some scary scenes, with an especially memorable one early on with a woman hiding in a clothes dryer. In fact, the first half of this is excellent but it peters out that point with two typical Hollywood clichés of crime movies of the period.

They are: 1 - the good cop (Leo Rossi as "Sam Dietz") going it alone despite the orders of his superior; 2 - the killer going to the good cop's house to kill his family. Too bad it stooped to these obvious story lines because this could have been an outstanding serial-killer movie. As it is, it would up being slightly better- than-average. By the way, what's with Meg Foster's eyes? It looks like they have no pupils. It's eerie to look at that woman's face.

This movie spawned several sequels and the sequels were better and better as they went along.

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