The January Man (1989)

Director:

Pat O'Connor

Writer (WGA):

John Patrick Shanley (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

What a way to start the year.

Plot:

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Serial Killer | Driving Cap | Long White Gloves | Knocked Down

Cast

Kevin Kline	...	Nick Starkey
Susan Sarandon	...	Christine Starkey
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Bernadette Flynn
Harvey Keitel	...	Police Commissioner Frank Starkey
Danny Aiello	...	Captain Vincent Alcoa
Rod Steiger	...	Mayor Eamon Flynn
Alan Rickman	...	Ed
Faye Grant	...	Alison Hawkins
Kenneth Welsh	...	Roger Culver (as Ken Welsh)
Jayne Haynes	...	Alma
Brian Tarantina	...	Cone
Bruce MacVittie	...	Rip
Bill Cobbs	...	Detective Reilly
Greg Walker	...	January Man
Tandy Cronyn	...	Lana Apico

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio met her future husband, the film's director Pat OConnor while working on this project.

Goofs:

Factual errors: As a matter of definition, the integer 1 (one) is not a prime.

Quotes:

Nick Starkey: Ed, I think it'd be best if you don't come in the apartment.
Ed: You got it. I'm an artist. I'll watch the woman.

Movie Connections:

References The Running Man (1987)

Soundtrack:

I KNOW THE FEELING

Terrible, unfunny, unromantic film

Terrible – Good actors with bad material. How do you go wrong with Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (I haven't liked her in anything else, but she was actually good here), Harvey Keitel, Rod Steiger, and Danny Aiello ? Put them in a movie with a terrible screenplay and nothing to do. Kline plays a former cop, now fireman, and brother of the New York City police commissioner (Keitel – do these two look like brothers at all – NO!), who is called back on the force to stop a serial killer. Sarandon is Keitel's wife and was Kline's lover, and Mastrantonio is falling for our Kevin. The worst (over)acting job goes to Steiger, who seethes like a rabid dog throughout the whole movie. Anyway, to catch this creep, Kline uses methods so unbelievable (not in a good way) that you'll be shaking your head. To think: this garbage was written by the same guy who wrote Moonstruck.

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