Blue Steel (1989)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Writers (WGA):

Kathryn Bigelow (written by) &
Eric Red (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

For a rookie cop, there's one thing more dangerous than uncovering a killer's fantasy. Becoming it.

Plot:

A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her. |

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Police | Frame Up | 1980s | New York City

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Megan Turner
Ron Silver	...	Eugene Hunt
Clancy Brown	...	Nick Mann
Elizabeth Peña	...	Tracy Perez (as Elizabeth Pena)
Louise Fletcher	...	Shirley Turner
Philip Bosco	...	Frank Turner
Kevin Dunn	...	Asst. Chief Stanley Hoyt
Richard Jenkins	...	Attorney Mel Dawson
Markus Flannagan	...	Husband
Mary Mara	...	Wife
Skipp Lynch	...	Instructor
Mike Hodge	...	Police Commissioner
Mike Starr	...	Superintendant
Chris Walker	...	Officer Jeff Travers
Tom Sizemore	...	Wool Cap

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Lightning Pictures

Trivia:

Tom Sizemore's film debut.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the final shootout between Megan and Eugene, he has an unlimited number of bullets.

Quotes:

Nick Mann: Y'know what I love about this city? You can throw a stick up in the air and it'll land on a taxi or an ambulance.

Movie Connections:

References Magnum Force (1973)

This IS NOT As Bad As Reviewers Say

This cast contributed everything they had to this work, the story line is awesome, and the execution is purely entertaining. So what went wrong? As slick as this stylish detective/thriller is, it lacks an ending which denotes the wit and keen intellect throughout. In other words, the ending was weak enough to throw off this whole work.

Jamie Lee Curtis, nor any of her cast mates represents the problem. The problem was in the writing, however, this is still quite compelling, and dramatizes an interesting story, which has the ability to pull you in and build some awesome suspense.

All in all, although it fails to deliver satisfactorily in the end, the process getting you there is quite entertaining.

It rates a 6.8/10 from...

the Fiend :.