Judgment Night (1993)

Director:

Stephen Hopkins

Writers (WGA):

Lewis Colick (story) and
Jere Cunningham (story) ...

Release Date:

15 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't Move, Don't Whisper, Don't Even Breathe.

Plot:

When they took the wrong turn, it lead them to witnessing a murder, which left them running for their lives from the perpetrators.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Boxing Match | Lost | Fight | Shot In The Back

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Emilio Estevez	...	Frank Wyatt
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Mike Peterson
Denis Leary	...	Fallon
Stephen Dorff	...	John Wyatt
Jeremy Piven	...	Ray Cochran
Peter Greene	...	Sykes
Erik Schrody	...	Rhodes
Michael Wiseman	...	Travis
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Kid
Relioues Webb	...	Dre
Will Zahrn	...	Charley
Eugene Williams	...	Buck
Christine Harnos	...	Linda Wyatt
Galyn Görg	...	Clarissa (as Galyn Gorg)
Angela Alvarado	...	Rita

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Spain:18 | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Largo Entertainment

Trivia:

Alan Silvestri's first score was rejected. The original score was entirely electronic but the film-makers asked him to beef up with action with an orchestral score. The electronic sounds were dropped and a new score written.

Goofs:

Continuity: When we see the shot of Frank's license, his street is listed as Deadwood Place. Later, when Fallon says he knows where Frank lives, he states the street name as Deadwood Drive.

Quotes:

[Fallon offers Dre a bribe of a handful of blood-soaked money]
Dre: That money's got blood on it, man.
Fallon: You ever seen any that didn't?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Disorder

Good for a laugh

I enjoyed Judgment Night, mostly because of Leary, who smirks and hams his way through this movie. Estevez, Cuba and friends drive to the wrong side of town, where Leary is ruling the streets. Just sit back and enjoy, it's a generic plot, but good fun. Leary referring to a gang leader as "Webster" is just one of his many good lines, delivered with his edgy style. Estevez and Gooding are fine, and once the movie starts rolling it's basically a chase through the dark streets. Nothing special, 6 out of 10 for me.