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Sea of Love (1989) -- Frank Keller is a New York detective investigating a case of a serial killer who finds the victims through the lonely hearts column in newspapers. Keller falls in love with Helen, the main suspect in the case.
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Overview

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Director:
Harold Becker
Writer (WGA):
Richard Price (written by)
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Release Date:
15 September 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
In search of a killer, he found someone who's either the love of his life... or the end of it.
Plot:
Frank Keller is a New York detective investigating a case of a serial killer who finds the victims through the lonely hearts column in newspapers... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great, funny cop thriller. Goodman-Pacino pairing is gold! more (79 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino ... Det. Frank Keller

Ellen Barkin ... Helen Cruger

John Goodman ... Det. Sherman

Michael Rooker ... Terry
William Hickey ... Frank Keller Sr.

Richard Jenkins ... Gruber
Paul Calderon ... Serafino
Gene Canfield ... Struk

Larry Joshua ... Dargan

John Spencer ... Lieutenant

Christine Estabrook ... Gina Gallagher / Lonelyheart
Barbara Baxley ... Miss Allen

Patricia Barry ... Older Woman
Mark Phelan ... Murdered Man
Michael O'Neill ... Raymond Brown
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min | USA:113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
New York, USA more

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Trivia:
In addition to the deleted scenes from the DVD and the Lorraine Bracco scenes from the TV premiere, the theatrical trailer features a glimpse at yet another scene not in the final cut. In it a guy recognizes Keller and draws a gun on him to which Keller does the same and says "Don't you move!". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Mirror bending as if it was made of rubber, when Helen's husband is pushing Frank against it. more
Quotes:
Det. Frank Keller: It's called making people feel good about themselves so that they'll cooperate with you and help you to do your job. You should try it some time. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Heat (1995) more
Soundtrack:
SEA OF LOVE more

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36 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
Great, funny cop thriller. Goodman-Pacino pairing is gold!, 29 June 2004
7/10
Author: Ben_Cheshire from Oz

Men who've answered personal ads in the lonely hearts column featuring poetry are being found naked, face down on their beds. There are cigarette butts with lipstick on them in their ashtrays. Detective Frank Keller (Al Pacino), along with his sidekick Sherman (John Goodman), decide to enter their own ad in the lonely hearts column, and try to match the killer's fingerprints.

A great premise that definitely justifies making yet another police procedural, this Al Pacino vehicle won this reviewer over, which is hard to do these days with cop thrillers - once you see enough they all start to look the same.

But here we've got a great script, with some terrific wisecracking cop lines, great actors, especially Pacino, Goodman and sexy Ellen Barkin - which make for a very enjoyable ride. Sure the score is a little 80's, and Ellen Barkin may look back and regret that hair-do, but otherwise this is a very successful piece of film.

This is largely due to the terrific screen presence of Al Pacino - he's such a firecracker! And the hugely enjoyable chemistry between partners Pacino and John Goodman. They play off each other so well. The dating scenes are particularly fun - personal highlights for me. And, of course, Ellen Barkin exudes sensuality. Its incredible.

The title may sound pulpy and cheap - but its for good cause. We find out in the first few minutes that its the name of the song the killer was playing when the first murder of the film occured. Its also ironic - the crime-ridden world of this film is anything but a sea of love.

7/10. Must-see for Pacino fans and fans of cop thrillers. For everyone else, not essential, but great saturday night fair.

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