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Overview

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Director:
George Armitage
Writers (WGA):
Charles Willeford (novel)
George Armitage (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 April 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
Real badge. Real gun. Fake cop.
Plot:
When Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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User Comments:
A brilliant movie more (45 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alec Baldwin ... Frederick J. Frenger Jr.
Cecilia Pérez-Cervera ... Stewardess
Georgie Cranford ... Little Boy at Miami Airprt
Edward Saxon ... Krishna Ravindra at Miami Airport
José Pérez ... Pablo

Obba Babatundé ... Blink Willie, Informant

Fred Ward ... Sgt. Hoke Moseley

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Susie Waggoner
Charles Napier ... Sgt. Bill Henderson
Matt Ingersoll ... Mourning Hare Krishna
Jack G. Spirtos ... Pickpocket Victim
Raphael Rey Gomez ... Pickpocket
Tony Paris ... Pickpocket's Accomplice
Wendy Thorlakson ... Toy Store Cashier
William Taylor Anderson Jr. ... Crack Dealer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Miami Beach, Florida, USA more

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Trivia:
Suzanne Vega was up for the role of Susie Waggoner. She dropped out to make her third album "Days of Open Hand". more
Quotes:
Frederick J. Frenger Jr.: Now I'll tell you what. I want you to sew my eyebrow back on. more
Movie Connections:
References Scarface (1983) more
Soundtrack:
SPIRIT IN THE SKY more

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11 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
A brilliant movie, 6 August 1999
10/10
Author: inframan from the lower depths

This is one of those buried treasures of filmdom (like Prime Cut) that gets swept aside because it's a "genre" movie. But everything about is first-rate, beginning with the performances of the 3 main leads: Baldwin, Leigh, Ward. None has ever been better, each carves a unique unforgettable performance. The direction by Armitage (whose Grosse Pointe Blank is another great treasure) is outstanding. This movie MOVES, it zips & flips & turns on a dime, it's got the momentum that only really great movies have. The writing is terrific, I read the book before seeing the film & I recommend the book to anyone, it's great, Willeford was another great unsung.This movie has loads of little details that reveal themselves in viewing after viewing & then stay with you...forever! How about the fact that Baldwin's character appropriates the billfold & consequently the identity of a fellow airline passenger & goes around for much of the movie as Herman Gottlieb, Herman Gottlieb??!! Remember him? The famed opera impresario? No? Aw forget it...

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