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Homicide (1991) -- A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   1,772 votes
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Director:
David Mamet
Writer (WGA):
David Mamet (written by)
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Release Date:
28 August 1991 (France) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Powerful. Provacative. Controversial. more
Plot:
A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Redbelt
 (From The AV Club. 1 May 2008, 1:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Excellent film but still a bit of a let-down more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joe Mantegna ... Bobby Gold

William H. Macy ... Tim Sullivan

Vincent Guastaferro ... Lt. Senna
J.J. Johnston ... Jilly Curran
Jack Wallace ... Frank
Lionel Mark Smith ... Charlie Olcott
Roberta Custer ... Cathy Bates

Charles Stransky ... Doug Brown
Bernard Gray ... James
Paul Butler ... Commissioner Walker

Colin Stinton ... Walter B. Wells
Louis Murray ... Mr. Patterson
Christopher Kaldor ... Desk Sergeant
Linda Kimbrough ... Sgt. Green
Robin Spielberg ... Records Officer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Company:
Bison Films more

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Trivia:
Mamet's script began as an adaptation of his friend William J. Caunitz's novel "Suspects", but the more Mamet wrote the more his story diverged from the book until it ultimately became an original screenplay. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Toward the end of the film, when two policemen take Randolph away from Bob Gold, Bob's right arm is hanging. In the next shot, Bob's right arm is stretched. more
Quotes:
Tim Sullivan: [dying] Hey Bobby? Remember that girl? more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent film but still a bit of a let-down, 23 December 2000
7/10
Author: bobc-5 from Annandale, VA

Bobby Gold, a jewish homicide detective involved in tracking down a cop killer, stumbles onto the shooting of an elderly jewish lady. Although starting only very reluctantly, he gets drawn deeper and deeper into this second case, eventually getting involved with a militant pro-Israel group which causes him to question his own identity as a Jew. This naturally leads to neglect of the first case. Bad things happen as a result.

If you like Mamet films, then you'll certainly enjoy this one. As is typical, his tight dialogue creates wonderful tensions with a minimum of words and the acting is excellent. Unfortunately, the movie fails to live up to its promise. Part of the blame is in a relatively weak finale and a conclusion which goes by so fast you'll miss it if you blink. The real problem, however, is that we never develop any intimacy with the human relationships and personal conflicts which should be the heart of the movie but instead just end up providing support for the actual events taking place. We should be leaving the theater with the story playing over and over in our minds for some time to come, but instead we leave simply having been entertained and enthralled for the duration of the film. Not a bad thing, but not as good as it could have been.

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