The Rookie (1990)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Boaz Yakin (written by) &
Scott Spiegel (written by)

Release Date:

7 December 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

Clint Eastwood plays a veteran cop who gets stuck with a rookie cop (Charlie Sheen) to chase down a German criminal (Raul Julia.)

Plot Keywords:

Auto Theft | Police | Chase | Undercover | Sexism

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Nick Pulovski
Charlie Sheen	...	David Ackerman
Raul Julia	...	Strom
Sonia Braga	...	Liesl
Tom Skerritt	...	Eugene Ackerman
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Sarah
Pepe Serna	...	Lt. Ray Garcia
Marco Rodríguez	...	Loco
Pete Randall	...	Cruz
Donna Mitchell	...	Laura Ackerman
Xander Berkeley	...	Blackwell
Tony Plana	...	Morales
David Sherrill	...	Max
Hal Williams	...	Powell
Lloyd Nelson	...	Freeway Motorist

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Spain:18 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:PG | West Germany:16 (re-rated) (video) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | South Korea:15 (DVD) (2003) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kazanjian/Siebert Productions

Trivia:

The film featured over twice as many stunt men as it did actors.

Goofs:

Continuity: During a chase, the same highway exit sign can be seen multiple times.

Quotes:

Nick Pulovski: [to Strom] There's gotta be a hundred reasons why I don't blow you away. Right now I can't think of one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tatort: Märchenwald (#1.576)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

All The Things Your Are

"Got a light?"

I know, I know. "The Rookie" is a critically lambasted action film, and from what I've read from the other IMDb users, it's considered one of the worst films since "Ishtar"! But, I'll cut "The Rookie" some slack, because I happen to enjoy this flick pretty much. Yeah, the dialogue is a bit crappy, especially by Pepe Serna's lines; he jitters while he talks most of the length of time of the movie!

Well anyway, I thought it is a pretty enjoyable cop drama, due to the funny chemistry between Eastwood and Sheen, who do great Mel Gibson/Danny Glover impressions. The action is intense, and the suspense is quite strong, too. "The Rookie" delivers the goods for fans of the action genre, but for those who want a more logical movie, avoid "The Rookie".