Blue Steel (1989)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Writers (WGA):

Kathryn Bigelow (written by) &
Eric Red (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

For a rookie cop, there's one thing more dangerous than uncovering a killer's fantasy. Becoming it.

Plot:

A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her. |

Plot Keywords:

Psychopath | Police | Frame Up | 1980s | New York City

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Megan Turner
Ron Silver	...	Eugene Hunt
Clancy Brown	...	Nick Mann
Elizabeth Peña	...	Tracy Perez (as Elizabeth Pena)
Louise Fletcher	...	Shirley Turner
Philip Bosco	...	Frank Turner
Kevin Dunn	...	Asst. Chief Stanley Hoyt
Richard Jenkins	...	Attorney Mel Dawson
Markus Flannagan	...	Husband
Mary Mara	...	Wife
Skipp Lynch	...	Instructor
Mike Hodge	...	Police Commissioner
Mike Starr	...	Superintendant
Chris Walker	...	Officer Jeff Travers
Tom Sizemore	...	Wool Cap

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Lightning Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the final shootout between Megan and Eugene, he has an unlimited number of bullets.

Quotes:

Nick Mann: Y'know what I love about this city? You can throw a stick up in the air and it'll land on a taxi or an ambulance.

Movie Connections:

References Magnum Force (1973)

Interesting but flawed

I just saw this extremely violent movie which kick started the 1990s. The psycho description resembles "American Psycho" a bit. Anyhow, the plot of this movie is not very good. It is not boring but it is not very clever either. This movie is more like seeing "Halloween" or something as opposed to a realistic cop-movie. Moreover, I do not really see any justification for the use of sex and violence in this movie. However, that being said, it is an interesting description of a psycho-killer in the style of Ted Bundy or Patrick Bateman. I forgot that actor's name, but he really does a good job portraying a psychopath who works at Wall Street similarly to Patrick Bateman in "American Psycho". So it is a fairly good action movie but do not expect any story or realism.