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17 June 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
Moscow's toughest detective. Chicago's craziest cop. There's only one thing worse than making them mad. Making them partners.Plot:
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a Russian policeman sent after a Russian drug dealer who has escaped to... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Routine 1980's era buddy-cop movie enlivened by good cast. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Capt. Ivan Danko | |
| James Belushi | ... | Det. Sgt. Art Ridzik | |
| Peter Boyle | ... | Cmdr. Lou Donnelly | |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Viktor 'Rosta' Rostavili | |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Lt. Charlie Stobbs (as Larry Fishburne) | |
| Gina Gershon | ... | Catherine 'Cat' Manzetti | |
| Richard Bright | ... | Det. Sgt. Gallagher | |
| J.W. Smith | ... | Salim | |
| Brent Jennings | ... | Abdul Elijah | |
| Gretchen Palmer | ... | Hooker | |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... | Night Clerk | |
| Mike Hagerty | ... | Pat Nunn (as Michael Hagerty) | |
| Brion James | ... | Streak | |
| Gloria Delaney | ... | Intern | |
| Peter Jason | ... | TV Announcer |
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104 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (Certificate #29177) | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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The name and signature above Ivan Danko in the hotel guest book are of Jim Morrison, lead singer for The Doors. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: The movie is set in Chicago, but palm trees are visible during the street chase. moreSoundtrack:
STRANGER ON THE SHORE moreFAQ
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The Governator plays Captain Ivan Danko, a humorless and utterly stiff Russian cop who tracks ultra-sleazy / nasty Georgian drug dealer Viktor Rosta (Ed O'Ross) to Chicago, where local detective Art Ridzik (James Belushi), a crass, wisecracking jerk is stuck with the job of playing babysitter to Danko while he attempts to escort Rosta back to Russia.
There are enough elements here that are too familiar to make the film itself more than ordinary. There's the fish-out-of-water concept, the mismatched-partners concept, the culture clash concept, and so on. It's true that the two protagonists are *not* terribly likable, but at least they do manage to get some laughs, and Schwarzenegger and Belushi do have an adequate amount of odd-couple chemistry.
It's all entertaining enough; director Walter Hill has been an action expert for about three decades now and at least he creates some competently staged fights and chase scenes. The supporting cast includes Peter Boyle, Belushi's gruff boss who isn't quite the stereotypical angry, yelling boss common to action films. Larry Fishburne is good as a co-worker of Belushi's who dislikes him intensely. Gina Gershon has one of her earliest roles as the hapless dance instructor who gets in over her head by agreeing to marry Rosta. Other familiar faces include some Walter Hill regulars (like Brion James and Peter Jason), as well as Brent Jennings (great in a brief cameo as a drug kingpin determined to strike back at white men by getting them all hooked on drugs), Pruitt Taylor Vince, Kurt Fuller, etc.
This film does have the distinction of having scenes that were actually filmed on location in Russia, which is a little bit of a bonus. Mostly, I felt it was rather standard action fare, despite the assets it did have. One lasting impact was the fact that O'Ross's performance as the villain would often get him typecast as Russian characters from that point on.
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