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Release Date:
5 August 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it! morePlot:
Two Cops have to observe a woman. One of them falls in love with her. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
Jackman to Rescue Weisz in Stowe’s Unbound Captives(From Beyond Hollywood. 13 May 2009, 8:18 AM, PDT)
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At times, absolutely tops moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Det. Chris Lecce | |
| Emilio Estevez | ... | Det. Bill Reimers | |
| Madeleine Stowe | ... | Maria McGuire | |
| Aidan Quinn | ... | Richard 'Stick' Montgomery | |
| Dan Lauria | ... | Det. Phil Coldshank | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Det. Jack Pismo | |
| Ian Tracey | ... | Caylor Reese | |
| Earl Billings | ... | Captain Giles | |
| Jackson Davies | ... | FBI Agent Lusk | |
| J.J. Makaro | ... | B.C | |
| Scott Andersen | ... | Reynaldo McGuire | |
| Tony Pantages | ... | Tony Harmon | |
| Beatrice Boepple | ... | Carol Reimers | |
| Kyle Wodia | ... | Jeffrey Reimers (as Kyle Woida) | |
| Jan Speck | ... | Kelly McDonald |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
117 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFun Stuff
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Leonard Nimoy was considered for the job of director but Leonard Nimoy had already signed on to direct _Three Men and a Baby (1987)_ and was unable to accept the job. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the scene where the police chase the bad guys where they're shooting at each other; one of the police officer fires and hits the bad guy's car rear tail light. But in the next scene as the car zooms by both tail lights are perfectly intact. And then in the later scenes the tail light's smashed again. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Dead Man Talking (#1.19)" (2004) moreSoundtrack:
Hot Together moreFAQ
Who is that good-looking dark haired guy standing next to the old Corvette in a street scene?more
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Estevez and Dreyfuss are assigned to apparently dead-end stakeout of ex-girlfriend (Stowe) of escaped con. Complications arise when Dreyfuss "violates procedure" and gets chummy with Stowe. The play between the two male leads is, at times, as good as it gets in this sort of movie, and Stowe is absolutely, positively, drop-dead enchanting in the role of stakeout subject. Quinn is also effective as psychopathic con, but unfortunately they seem to have trouble making these movies without some kind of over-dramatic hokey climax, for which this one gets docked a point (from a 10 to a 9). Followed by another one of those miserable sequels.