Hardball (1989–1990)

Charlie Battles is a veteran cop who was about to be assigned a desk job. When he is teamed with a hotshot, Kaz Kaczierowski. Together, they team up, constantly being at odds over how to handle criminals.

Creator:

Robert Palm

Stars:

John Ashton, Richard Tyson, John Pappas

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
John Ashton	...	Charlie Battles (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
Richard Tyson	...	Joe 'Kaz' Kaczierowski (18 episodes, 1989-1990)
John Pappas	...	Pappas (10 episodes, 1989-1990)

Storyline

Charlie Battles is a veteran cop who was about to be assigned a desk job. When he is teamed with a hotshot, Kaz Kaczierowski. Together, they team up, constantly being at odds over how to handle criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

police

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Duo d'enfer

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 45 min (17 episodes) 90 min (pilot)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Enjoyable -- What Happened?

Okay, this was a short-lived series that should have continued.

I especially got a kick out of the suspenseful, action-packed pilot (first episode), and loved the relationships that developed, especially between "Kaz" (Richard Tyson) and "Billy" (Jarrett Lennon), who was kidnapped, and ended up in huge and exciting (and VERY FUNNY!) adventures. I liked the icehouse scenes the best, and that car scene (into the bay) was HOT!

Whatever HAPPENED to Richard Tyson?! He was funny-cool!