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Director:

Ridley Scott

Writer:

Howard Franklin (written by)
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Release Date:

9 October 1987 (USA) more

Tagline:

A classic thriller with a twist of romance. more

Plot:

A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

2 nominations more

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A Sentimental Favorite more (27 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Berenger ... Det. Mike Keegan

Mimi Rogers ... Claire Gregory

Lorraine Bracco ... Ellie Keegan

Jerry Orbach ... Lt. Garber
John Rubinstein ... Neil Steinhart
Andreas Katsulas ... Joey Venza
Tony DiBenedetto ... T.J. (also as Tony Di Benedetto)
James E. Moriarty ... Koontz (as James Moriarty)

Mark Moses ... Win Hockings

Daniel Hugh Kelly ... Scotty
Harley Cross ... Tommy Keegan

Joanne Baron ... Helen Greening
Anthony Bishop ... Waiter
David Berman ... Cop #1
Sharon K. Brecke ... Bimbo (as Sharon Brecke)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby


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The nightclub scenes were filmed on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. The murder scene was filmed in the Queen Mary's pool area. more

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Continuity: The newspaper which Mike is carrying on his way to his first shift guarding Claire has the word "SUPERMEN!" on the back page. He is carrying an identical newspaper three or four days later. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Det. Mike Keegan: Hey! We got food back there, you know; all right? Hey, thanks for comin' - good to see ya. Come on in, get a drink. T.J...
T.J.: Yeah?
Det. Mike Keegan: Set 'em up with a drink.
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Referenced in Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V) more

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WALK RIGHT IN more


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18 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
A Sentimental Favorite, 5 October 2003
9/10
Author: David H. Schleicher from New Jersey, USA

I saw this movie when I was younger and for some reason it always stuck with me. I'll always remember the music (the title song as well as the classical pieces used throughout), the vestibule of Mimi Roger's apartment palace, the scene of Tom Berenger having breakfast with his family, Lorraine Bracco's fiery performance as his wife, and the haunting opening aerial shots of NYC lit up at night. I watched it again for the first time in probably nine or ten years and it was like visiting with an old friend or curling up with a good book you had read before. You knew the story, but it was all fascinatingly interesting. The plot here is pretty basic: working class cop has to babysit upper class babe who witnesses heinous murder. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how it all ends, but director Ridley Scott somehow manages to keep it compelling thanks to some great direction and wonderful performances from the cast. Somewhere I saw this billed as an erotic thriller, which is way off base. Scott keeps everything here extremely classy. It's more of a romantic thriller and throwback to the noir films of the 1940's. This may not be the best film you'll ever see, but it's one of the better thrillers of the 1980's, and a worthy testament to Ridley Scott's versatility as a director. It's also nice to see Jerry Orbach in a supporting role that probably paved the way for his part in the never ending "Law and Order" TV series.

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