Cop (1988)

Director:

James B. Harris

Writers:

James Ellroy (novel)
James B. Harris (writer)

Release Date:

March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

When a cop cares too much, how far is too far. [USA Theatrical]

Plot:

Lloyd Hopkins, a hard-boiled American police detective is on the trail of a mass murderer who is victimizing women in Los Angeles...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Serial Killer | Neo Noir | Gay Slur | Based On Novel

Cast

James Woods	...	Lloyd Hopkins
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Kathleen McCarthy
Charles Durning	...	Dutch Peltz
Charles Haid	...	Delbert 'Whitey' Haines
Raymond J. Barry	...	Captain Fred Gaffney
Randi Brooks	...	Joanie Pratt
Steven Lambert	...	Bobby Franco
Christopher Wynne	...	Jack Gibbs
Jan McGill	...	Jen Hopkins
Vicki Wauchope	...	Penny Hopkins
Melinda Lynch	...	Sarah Smith
John Petievich	...	Deputy
Dennis Stewart	...	Lawrence 'Birdman' Henderson
Randy Pelish	...	Employee
Annie McEnroe	...	Amy Cranfield

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:MA (re-rating) | Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

1424 N. Harper Ave., West Hollywood, California, USA

Company:

Atlantic Entertainment Group

Trivia:

At one point in the movie Lloyd (James Woods) rings a doorbell to an apartment building. One of the names of the residents is Gene Rudolf, which is the name of this film's production designer.

Quotes:

Lloyd Hopkins: How'd he know the guys were Mexican?
Detective: They spoke with Mexican accents.
Lloyd Hopkins: To each other?
Detective: Um, didn't ask.
Lloyd Hopkins: There's your first lead.

Movie Connections:

References "The Flintstones" (1960)

One of the best cop thrillers ever made

James Woods (always a good sign) stars as a hell-bent LAPD Homicide detective in this gem from the '80's. A serial killer is butchering women and it's up to Woods to track him down and bring him to justice. Problem is that Woods becomes so obsessed with the case, that by the end well...he just doesn't care about bringing in the killer. I have this movie on tape and over the years it has not become dated or soft looking, and the success of LA Confidential, has not affected this movie in the slightest, it is still possibly one of the darkest movies ever. Woods' character is not a man-seeking-redemption, instead he is a man who has looked into the Abyss, and has seen himself looking out. Cop is a great film, that has been over-looked by many people, watch it with Training Day, Internal Affairs, Dark Blue, Romeo Is Bleeding etc. It's a good film. 5/5. Also, the best ending I've ever seen on this type of movie