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6.2/10   158 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Terry Curtis Fox (written by) and
Ron Hutchinson (written by)
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Release Date:
28 October 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It took a mob to run the city -- and one man to put them away.
Plot:
A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
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Deteriorating Characters = Downer more (4 total)

Cast

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Brian Dennehy ... James Falcon

Aidan Quinn ... Sam Paxton

Stockard Channing ... Liz Sapperstein
Laura Harrington ... Jeanie Paxton

Delroy Lindo ... Berger

Joe Grifasi ... Breeze
Ken Pogue ... Costello
Markus Flanagan ... Woods
David Margulies ... Rudnick
Nial Lancaster ... Danny Paxton
James Greene ... Paddy O'Rourke

Colm Meaney ... Meagher

Tobin Bell ... Dillon

Tony Sirico ... Marco
Sam Malkin ... Stefano
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103 min
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Soundtrack:
Take the Highway more

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5 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Deteriorating Characters = Downer, 3 May 2007
3/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This kept my interest for over halfway but then story began to get a little too depressing and the language got offensive and the whole thing just sort of collapsed. Near the end, I could care less what happened.

I am used to hearing actor Brian Dennehy's verbal blasphemy. He's one of the worst of all times in that regard, abusing the Lord's name in vain, but it was disappointing to see Aiden Quinn's character, "Sam Paxton," slowly deteriorate. He was likable most of the way, and then started to cop an attitude. What happened to Stockard Channing's character "Liz" also was disappointing.

Overall, too much of a downer to recommend.

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