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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
James Ellroy (novel)
James B. Harris (screenplay)
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Release Date:
March 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
When a cop cares too much, how far is too far. [USA Theatrical] more
Plot:
Lloyd Hopkins, a hard-boiled American police detective is on the trail of a mass murderer who is victimizing women in Los Angeles... more | add synopsis
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(3 articles)
User Comments:
James Woods at his best. more (30 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blood on the Moon (USA) (working title)
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110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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. more
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.
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References "The Flintstones" (1960) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
James Woods at his best., 1 July 2005
10/10
Author: michael_asbridge from United Kingdom

This film is one of those rare treats that you see on a TV channel from time to time. The plot is a standard and unsurprising affair but what sets it apart is James Woods' sardonic, cynical and hilarious portrayal of a tough, world weary cop who has no time for 'do-gooders' and over sensitive types. It just goes to show that the talented input of one actor can turn an unremarkable film into something special. Cinematic magic... If you liked the Onion Fields or is role in any number of films that would otherwise have been pants then you will like this film. Long may he continue to be on of the movie business's greatest assets...

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Just reading the novel Sumiyoshi
I liked it. Quite a bit better than I did *LA Confidential*, actually... sparrowtrece
DVDs available Derran
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Question about Possible Scene in Movie chris-hamblett
Recast it! BLOOD ON THE MOON, that is... budlight74
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