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Director:
Richard T. Heffron
Writers:
Larry Cohen (writer)
Mickey Spillane (novel)
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Release Date:
22 April 1982 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
He was only a private eye - but he wanted to be the judge and jury as well. [Video] more
Plot:
An old friend of a private detective is murdered. The detective, Mike Hammer, will make every effort to find out the killer... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Spillane Dead at 88
 (From WENN. 18 July 2006)
User Comments:
SEX and VIOLENCE --but is that all? more (12 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Armand Assante ... Mike Hammer
Barbara Carrera ... Dr. Charlotte Bennett

Laurene Landon ... Velda

Alan King ... Charles Kalecki

Geoffrey Lewis ... Joe Butler

Paul Sorvino ... Detective Pat Chambers
Judson Earney Scott ... Charles Kendricks (as Judson Scott)
Barry Snider ... Romero
Julia Barr ... Norma Childs
Jessica James ... Hilda Kendricks
Frederic Downs ... Jack Williams
Mary Margaret Amato ... Myrna Williams
F.J. O'Neil ... Goodwin
William G. Schilling ... Lundee
Robert Sevra ... Breslin
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Movielab) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Norway:16 (video) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1982-2003) (cinema release)
Company:
American Cinema Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Larry Cohen, the writer of the film, was originally hired to direct this film, but was replaced after a week. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Hammer has coffee with Kalecki on the rooftop, the position of Hammer's coffee cup handle changes between camera angles in the same scene. more
Quotes:
Detective Pat Chambers: Try not to kill more than two or three people today, okay? more
Movie Connections:
References The House Without a Key (1926) more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
SEX and VIOLENCE --but is that all?, 4 August 2008
5/10
Author: Henry Kujawa (profh@earthlink.net) from Camden, NJ (The Forbidden Zone)

I THE JURY (1982), the first Mike Hammer movie since THE GIRL HUNTERS (1963). This was a half-hearted attempt to bring Hammer into the modern world-- or something. Armand Assante's too short & skinny, his accent's all wrong & he seems too laid-back about all the nastiness going on, like he's a wise-guy when he should be a dangerous Neanderthal. Laurene Landon's pretty, but she seems too helpless when the going gets rough-- and she's blonde! (Velda's supposed to be a brunette, how hard is it to get even the simple details right?) Paul Sorvino as Pat Chambers isn't bad, but he gets forced to involve Hammer against his will, while in the original, he happily fed Mike all the info he could, knowing Mike would not be held back by rules & regulations the way he would be as a cop. The highlight of the film is no doubt Barbara Carerra, who gets to have one HOT nude sex scene about 2/3rds of the way in-- but it doesn't seem like she's really given much chance to act. Her lack of ability, or just a director who has NO IDEA what he's doing? Someone said this looked and felt like a "tv movie"-- the only difference being, the excessive graphic violence, nudity & sex. And while the original I THE JURY was a very complex plot, which left you marvel at the way such a "thug" on the outside as Hammer could figure it out when nobody else could, here, too much is spelled out for the audience, and yet, not enough is spelled out clearly for any of it to really make sense. OY! Bill Conti tries his best with a high-powered jazz score, but it's no FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.

It's a fun flick and can be enjoyed for exactly what it is. But watching this again really makes me wish I had a good copy of the Biff Elliot film...

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