The Presidio (1988)

Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Hyams

Writer:

Larry Ferguson

Stars:

Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery	...	Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell
Mark Harmon	...	Jay Austin
Meg Ryan	...	Donna Caldwell
Jack Warden	...	Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure
Mark Blum	...	Arthur Peale
Dana Gladstone	...	Col. Paul Lawrence
Jenette Goldstein	...	Patti Jean Lynch
Marvin J. McIntyre	...	MP Zeke
Don Calfa	...	Howard Buckely
John DiSanti	...	Det. Marvin Powell
Robert Lesser	...	Sgt. Mueller
James Hooks Reynolds	...	George Spota
Curtis W. Sims	...	Sgt. Garfield
Rick Zumwalt	...	Bully in Bar
Rosalyn Marshall	...	Lawrence's Secretary

Storyline

Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping the relationship at all.

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Plot Keywords:

army | arrest | detective | presidio | murder | 

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Taglines:

He didn't want to share the murder investigation. There's no way he's going to share his daughter.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Presidio

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$20,036,242 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally meant to star Sir Sean Connery and Don Johnson, but Johnson had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Miami Vice. Mark Harmon was brought in as a last-minute replacement.

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Goofs

Meg Ryan's character goes out on a date wearing a very short black mini-dress. At the end of the date as she leaves to go home, her dress reaches almost to her knees.

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Quotes

Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell: Ah, shit on a stick.

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Connections

Referenced in Crap Shoot: The Documentary (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Tangerine"
Written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger

User Reviews

Understated movie, better than obvious at first glance

While this one is no highlight in Sean Connery's or Meg Ryan's career it is better than many people make it be. It's main failing may be that it lacks a certain level of excitement we have come to expect from such films. On the other hand, it arrives at a little bit more depth than most of its contenders

• which may have worked against it ...