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18 September 1986 (USA)
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Plot:
The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime. full summary
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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.
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a great series!
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 14 of 83) | Dennis Farina | ... | Lt. Mike Torello (24 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Anthony John Denison | ... | Ray Luca (24 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Bill Smitrovich | ... | Det. Danny Krychek (24 episodes, 1986-1988) |
| Steve Ryan | ... | Det. Nate Grossman (24 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Bill Campbell | ... | Det. Joey Indelli (24 episodes, 1986-1988) |
| Paul Butler | ... | Det. Walter Clemmons (24 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Stephen Lang | ... | Atty. David Abrams (23 episodes, 1986-1988) |
| John Santucci | ... | Pauli Taglia (20 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Joseph Wiseman | ... | Manny Weisbord (17 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Ted Levine | ... | Frank Holman (12 episodes, 1986-1987) |
 | Jay O. Sanders | ... | Steve Kordo (12 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Jon Polito | ... | Phil Bartoli (11 episodes, 1986-1988) |
| Jack Angel | ... | Narrator (11 episodes, 1986-1988) |
 | Darlanne Fluegel | ... | Julie Torello (10 episodes, 1986-1987) |
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60 min (42 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 (some episodes) |
Iceland:16 (some episodes) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (DVD rating) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) |
Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:M
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John Santucci, who portrays Ray Luca's sidekick Paulie Taglia, was a real-life professional thief whom was busted on numerous occasions by series co-creator Chuck Adamson and star Dennis Farina when they were Chicago Cops. Many of the robberies, hijackings, and burglaries are based upon Santucci's crimes, including the museum jewelry heist profiled in the pilot movie according to the DVD Liner notes.
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Anachronisms: All the 1959 Fords the team drive have 1964 Ford poverty hubcaps.
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Ray Luca:
Hey Pauli, what are you doing?
Pauli Taglia: [sawing up a shotgun] I'm destroying the evidence!
Ray Luca: You bozo, they can't run ballistics on a shotgun.
Pauli Taglia: You mean they can't check the little BB's?
Ray Luca: Do you get headaches when you have thoughts like that?
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Pauli Taglia: [sawing up a shotgun] I'm destroying the evidence!
Ray Luca: You bozo, they can't run ballistics on a shotgun.
Pauli Taglia: You mean they can't check the little BB's?
Ray Luca: Do you get headaches when you have thoughts like that?
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Soundtrack:
Runaway
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Michael Mann is a first class director. He is laser focused and always delivers in spades. He is the genius who directed the tv film The Jericho Mile and the film noir classic with Jimmy Caan Thief. I think he needs to be given credit for this HE DIRECTED THE FILM THAT IS BETTER THEN SILENCE OF THE LAMBS!!!!He directed Manhunter which was so unjustly overlooked when it was released, but has now on DVD been given the credit it deserves. Mann also directed Heat, The Insider and Ali. Before he did that however, he created the classic tv shows Miami Vice and Crime Story. These are the series that made tv crime shows "grow up" in a sense. It made them more gritty and realistic the way that The Untouchables and Dragnet did. Mike Torello on this show was just as tough and bad ass as Elliot Ness or Joe Friday! I loved the look of this series, it made you feel like you were back in that time where cars had finns, where rock and roll was king and where the good guys wore black! I loved the theme music for the show, it was Del Shannon's "Runaway" I always remember that song. Mike Torello against Ray Luca was almost like a morality play of good versus evil. The scripts were first class, and the actors never gave a performance that didn't rule. Dennis Farina had actually been a cop with Chicago Police Department and it amazes me that a man who never had an acting lesson could give such a fine performance in every show that he has been in! Crime Story wasn't a show for sissies, but it always delivered and kicked ass!