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6 April 1990 (USA)
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Shes an undercover cop. Seduced by a fantasy. Trapped in a mystery. Led by a dangerous impulse. Its easy to lose control.
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Lottie Mason is a police vice cop who has just the right looks to be a decoy for the whore-mungers on the streets of Los Angeles...
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Fantastic, underrated...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Theresa Russell | ... | Lottie Mason |
 | Jeff Fahey | ... | Stan |
| George Dzundza | ... | Lt. Joe Morgan |
| Alan Rosenberg | ... | Charley Katz |
| Nicholas Mele | ... | Rossi |
 | Eli Danker | ... | Dimarjian |
| Charles McCaughan | ... | Frank Munoff |
| Lynne Thigpen | ... | Dr. Gardner |
| Shawn Elliott | ... | Tony Peron |
 | Angelo Tiffe | ... | Luke |
 | Christopher Lawford | ... | Steve |
| Nick Savage | ... | Edge |
| Dan Bell | ... | Anson |
| Tom Dahlgren | ... | District Attorney |
 | Daniel Quinn | ... | Ted Gates |
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109 min
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Lisa Kudrow made her acting debut on this film, but her part ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
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Tango
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Why can't all movies have the mood of films like this? What do I mean about mood? I'm talking about the feeling that you are somehow thrust into the world created by the film's story...you are there, witness to the action and the drama. Other films that exhibit this charactersitc are 'body heat', 'hot spot', and various other film noir and independent films. I'm not saying this film is either, but it has the spirit of films like that.
Russell carries the film with a very gritty performance that is just incredible to behold. She is completely believable as the sexy cool, street smart but soft spoken cop. I really, really like the way she totally immersed herself into this character. She was totally convincing! To me, anyway. I liked how she didn't have to say anything at all in certain scenes yet her facial expressions said so much about what she was thinking. Her character is really the hub that the story spins around. True, some elements of the film rely too much on the standard, stock and trade cop related drama and action film, but the parts that don't really elevate this film above the status quo.
I can' recommend this film enough. The ending let me down a little but overall, wow...what an unusual, surprisingly good film. Russell is simply heavenly in this role. Who directed it is perhaps even more of a surprise.