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Striking Distance (1993) -- Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   10,381 votes
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Director:
Rowdy Herrington
Writers (WGA):
Rowdy Herrington (written by) &
Marty Kaplan (written by)
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Release Date:
17 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.
Plot:
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
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User Reviews:
A good Bruce Willis movie more (65 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Bruce Willis ... Det. Tom Hardy

Sarah Jessica Parker ... Jo Christman

Dennis Farina ... Capt. Nick Detillo

Tom Sizemore ... Det. Danny Detillo

Brion James ... Det. Eddie Eiler

Robert Pastorelli ... Det. Jimmy Detillo
Timothy Busfield ... Tony Sacco

John Mahoney ... Lt. Vince Hardy

Andre Braugher ... Dist. Atty. Frank Morris
Tom Atkins ... Sgt. Fred Hardy
Mike Hodge ... Capt. Penderman, River Rescue Commandant

Jodi Long ... Officer Kim Lee, River Rescue Dispatcher

Roscoe Orman ... Sid, Eddie Eiler's Partner
Robert Gould ... Douglas Kesser

Gareth Williams ... Chick Chicanis
Ed Hooks ... Attorney Gunther

Lawrence Mandley ... Bailiff
Julianna McCarthy ... Judge Helen Kramer
Sally Wiggin ... Newscaster
Andrea Martin ... Newscaster
Suzanne Vafiadis ... Newscaster
Ken Rice ... Newscaster

Michael Canavan ... Officer Gary Hardy

Scott Klace ... Card Player (as Scott Kloes)

Bruce Kirkpatrick ... Card Player
Edward Gero ... Officer Lulley
Andrew May ... Officer Jeff Schultz
Sigrid Adrienne ... Nurse Paula Puglisi
Elva Branson ... Head Nurse
Jack Pashkin ... Bartender

Erik Jensen ... Kid on Steps
Jeffrey J. Stephen ... Dispatcher (as Jeffrey J. Stephan)
Bill Hartung ... Boat Preppie
Dan Holland ... Tugboat Gunman
Vince Deadrick Jr. ... Tugboat Gunman
John Bower ... Cop (as John T. Bower)

Janette Caldwell ... Cheryl Putnam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Timothy Butts ... Officer Huck Tuckerman (uncredited)

Robert DiDonato ... Officer Gino (uncredited)

John W. Iwanonkiw ... Prison guard (uncredited)

Dave Petti ... Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Betsy Zajko ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rowdy Herrington 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Rowdy Herrington (written by) &
Marty Kaplan (written by) (as Martin Kaplan)

Produced by
Marty Kaplan .... associate producer (as Martin Kaplan)
Hunt Lowry .... producer
Arnon Milchan .... producer
Steven Reuther .... executive producer
Tony Thomopoulos .... producer
Carmine Zozzora .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Brad Fiedel 
 
Cinematography by
Mac Ahlberg (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Pasquale Buba 
Mark Helfrich 
 
Casting by
Pam Dixon 
 
Production Design by
Gregg Fonseca 
 
Art Direction by
Bruce Alan Miller 
 
Set Decoration by
Jay Hart 
 
Costume Design by
Betsy Cox 
 
Makeup Department
Paul Abascal .... hair stylist
Scott H. Eddo .... makeup artist
Jeannee Josefczyk .... makeup artist
Rachel Kick .... additional makeup artist
Jeffrey A. Rubis .... hair stylist
Linda Williams .... additional hair stylist
 
Production Management
Christopher Cronyn .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Hallowell .... second unit director
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff .... second assistant director
Nicholas Mastandrea .... first assistant director
Bruce Moriarty .... first assistant director: second unit
Susan Pickett .... second second assistant director
Jennifer Wilkinson .... dga trainee
 
Art Department
G. Roger Abell .... set dresser
Steve Arnold .... set designer
Robert J. Carlyle .... construction coordinator
Gina B. Cranham .... set designer
Elizabeth Flaherty .... art department coordinator
Eileen Garrigan .... charge scenic
Robert Lucas .... lead man
Mary O'Brien .... scenic artist
Gregory Puchalski .... scenic artist
Gregory Puchalski .... signwriter
Eric Ramsey .... storyboard artist
Doug Sieck .... set dresser
Andrew M. Siegel .... assistant property master
Diana Stoughton .... assistant set decorator
Paul Bucciarelli .... props assistant (uncredited)
Michael Burnett .... radio controlled miniature police car (uncredited)
Jim Heastings .... carpenter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Sandy Berman .... supervising sound editor
Chris David .... sound re-recording mixer
Susan Dudeck .... dialog editor
Stephen Hunter Flick .... supervising sound editor
R.J. Kizer .... adr editor
Elliott Koretz .... sound editor
Jeena M. Phelps .... assistant sound editor
Dennis C. Salcedo .... boom operator
Mary Ruth Smith .... adr editor
Mary Ruth Smith .... dialogue editor
Lee Strosnider .... sound mixer
John Sutton .... sound mixer
Marvin Walowitz .... sound editor
Hugo Weng .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Darin Bouyssou .... lab assistant
Allen Hall .... special effects
Bruce E. Merlin .... special effects foreman
James L. Roberts .... special effects technician
 
Stunts
Perry Barndt .... stunt double
David Barrett .... stunts
Stanton Barrett .... stunts
Shelley S. Boyle .... stunts
Timothy Butts .... stunt double
Glory Fioramonti .... stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt .... stunts
Lance Gilbert .... stunts
Mickey Gilbert .... stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert .... stunts
Troy Gilbert .... stunts
Andy Gill .... stunts
Chuck 'Chaz' Hosack .... stunts
Louis Kiss .... stunt performer
Dave Lowry .... stunts
Debby Lynn Ross .... stunts (as Debbie Lynn Ross)
Spike Silver .... stunts
Michael S. Walter .... stunt double: Jimmy
Ric Roman Waugh .... stunts
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunts
John Medlen .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Bender .... grip
Pat Dames .... grip
Gregory L. Edwards .... dolly grip: "b" camera
Bart Flaherty .... grip
Bobby Huber .... key grip
Gilbert Johnson .... gaffer: underwater unit
Ron Kunecke .... musco light operator
Gregory Lundsgaard .... Steadicam operator
Gregory Lundsgaard .... camera operator
Bob Marshak .... still photographer
Frank McGough .... rigging gaffer
Jon D. Morrison .... set lighting
Gary Muller .... first assistant camera: second unit
Jean-Pierre Nutini .... electrician
Brian S. Osmond .... second assistant camera
Ethan Phillips .... electrician
Brian Powers .... electrician
Tom Priestley Jr. .... director of photography: second unit
Rich Schutte .... grip
Keith Seymour .... rigging grip
Nick Tallo .... grip
 
Casting Department
Donna M. Belajac .... casting: Pittsburgh
Naomi Yoelin .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danna Edwards .... costumer
Linda Matthews .... costume supervisor
Lori Stilson .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Ray Boniker .... first assistant editor
Galen Goodpaster .... assistant editor
Chris Jackson .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Ronald Blackwell .... composer: song "Li'l red Riding Hood"
Tim Boyle .... music scoring mixer
Tim Boyle .... score mixer
Brad Fiedel .... orchestrator
Giovanna Imbesi .... assistant to composer (as Joyce Imbesi)
Allan K. Rosen .... music editor
Shirley Walker .... conductor
Shirley Walker .... orchestrator
Michael McCuistion .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Michael Avallon .... driver
Alan Kaminsky .... transportation: re-shoots
Ted Schambers .... driver: Bruce Willis
Frank A. Serrao .... picture car coordinator
 
Other crew
Shawn Boyachek .... production assistant
Sondra Dee Boyachek .... production coordinator
Katie Clarke .... payroll accountant
Stephen J. Eads .... assistant: Bruce Willis
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer
Jennifer Zolten Freed .... production accountant
Paula Gregg .... craft service assistant
Steffany Hannan .... assistant office production coordinator
Thomas Johnston .... script supervisor
Caroline Korney .... assistant production accountant
Charles Miller .... location manager
Vince Pace .... underwater crew
Steve Parys .... assistant location manager
Steve Parys .... location scout
Billy Pittard .... title designer (as Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald)
Burton Sharp .... adr group coordinator
Eden Ashley Umble .... unit publicist
R. Dale VanBatenburg .... set medic
David H. 'Wino' Weinstein .... production assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc .... aerial coordinator
Peter J. Novak .... location manager (uncredited)
Barbara Thaxton .... script supervisor: additional photography, Los Angeles (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Three Rivers (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, strong language and a sex scene.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #31925)
Filming Locations:
Monongahela, Pennsylvania, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The shotgun Hardy uses to take control of the barge is a Mossberg 500 Marine. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Hardy is driving the boat the camera is reflected in his sunglasses. more
Quotes:
Tom Hardy: [Jimmy and Hardy are fighting on the bridge after the boat chase on the river... Hardy has the chain of his handcuffs around Jimmy's neck] You like to jump off bridges?
Jimmy Detillo: No, of course not
[Hardy pulls both of them off the bridge and into the river below]
Jimmy Detillo: .
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
FEEL LIKE A NUMBER more

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22 out of 29 people found the following review useful.
A good Bruce Willis movie, 1 June 2004
8/10
Author: BroadswordCallinDannyBoy from Boston, MA

I don't understand why this film is so over-looked. It has pretty everything fans of Bruce Willis would want. He is a cop, not liked by his fellow officers, and he is on a murder case where no one believes what he has to say. There is action, swearing, one liners, and even some sex. Bruce doesn't usually have that in his films, maybe that is what threw people off. Just Kidding.

By all means, this is no masterpiece, but it is an entertaining mystery with an AWESOME car chase. One of the best. Bruce Willis fans should definitely check this movie out. It is pure Bruce and without him the "lone cop" story wouldn't work as well nor be as credible as it is because of him. 8/10

Rated R: violence and profanity

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