Blue City (1986)

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner (Nelson) learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own ... See full summary »

Director:

Michelle Manning

Writers:

Ross Macdonald (novel), Lukas Heller (screenplay),

Stars:

Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, David Caruso

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judd Nelson	...	Billy Turner
Ally Sheedy	...	Annie Rayford
David Caruso	...	Joey Rayford
Paul Winfield	...	Chief Luther Reynolds
Scott Wilson	...	Perry Kerch
Anita Morris	...	Malvina Kerch-Turner
Luis Contreras	...	Lieutenant Ortiz
Julie Carmen	...	Debbie Torres
Allan Graf	...	Graf
Hank Stone	...	Hank (as Hank Woessner)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Tiny (as Tommy Lister Jr.)
Rex Ryon	...	Rex
Felix Nelson	...	Caretaker
Willard E. Pugh	...	Leroy
Sam Whipple	...	Jailer

Storyline

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner (Nelson) learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own hands and go up against a ruthless local mob boss in a desperate search to find the killer.

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Plot Keywords:

police | florida | husband wife relationship | fight | sex | 

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Taglines:

It's below Miami and above the law.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ciudad corrompida

Filming Locations:

Florida Keys, Florida, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,947,787 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The motorcycle used is apparently the same 1978/9 750cc Triumph Bonneville T140E used in An Officer and a Gentleman

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Connections

Referenced in Psych: Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Love Theme from The Godfather"
Music by Nino Rota

User Reviews

Great music and a knockout performance by Nelson.

Fans of The Breakfast Club will enjoy Judd Nelson in this movie. He plays the same type of sarcastic, wisecracking antihero he played in the previous film. It's fun to watch him thumb his nose at authority. He also reminded me of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop because he was avenging a murder and raising hell by going after the bad guys and making fun of them in the process. The rest of the cast is great, watch David Caruso in his pre NYPD Blue days, plus Oscar nominated actors Paul Winfield and Scott Wilson are in the film. Ally Sheedy up until this point, only played nice girl roles. Here you get to see her curse and do things you don't normally watch her do. The most unexpected surprise of this film is how good the music is. Jazz Legend Ry Cooder performs one of his very best scores. His guitar sound strikes a deep chord and really enhances the picture. I bought the soundtrack.