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20 April 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
Real badge. Real gun. Fake cop.Plot:
When Fred Frenger gets out of prison, he decides to start over in Miami, Florida, where he starts a violent one-man crime wave... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2 wins moreUser Comments:
Extremely Entertaining Crime-Comedy moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alec Baldwin | ... | Frederick J. Frenger Jr. | |
| Cecilia Pérez-Cervera | ... | Stewardess | |
| Georgie Cranford | ... | Little Boy at Miami Airprt | |
| Edward Saxon | ... | Krishna Ravindra at Miami Airport | |
| José Pérez | ... | Pablo | |
| Obba Babatundé | ... | Blink Willie, Informant | |
| Fred Ward | ... | Sgt. Hoke Moseley | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Susie Waggoner | |
| Charles Napier | ... | Sgt. Bill Henderson | |
| Matt Ingersoll | ... | Mourning Hare Krishna | |
| Jack G. Spirtos | ... | Pickpocket Victim | |
| Raphael Rey Gomez | ... | Pickpocket | |
| Tony Paris | ... | Pickpocket's Accomplice | |
| Wendy Thorlakson | ... | Toy Store Cashier | |
| William Taylor Anderson Jr. | ... | Crack Dealer |
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Germany:16 (re-rating) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Ireland:15 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18Fun Stuff
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Suzanne Vega was up for the role of Susie Waggoner. She dropped out to make her third album "Days of Open Hand". moreQuotes:
Edna Damrosch: I nursed my husband for three years before he died. But you're not gonna die.[Hands Junior a glass of gin]
Edna Damrosch: Here, drink this.
Susie Waggoner: It's gin, Junior.
Edna Damrosch: Drink it! Now you move and you're a blind man.
[Begins sewing up Junior's eyebrow]
Edna Damrosch: Scissors!
Susie Waggoner: [Feeling sick] You're doing real good, Junior. I think I'm gonna lie down a little bit.
Edna Damrosch: [after she finishes off] There you go!
Frederick J. Frenger Jr.: Your husband must've been glad to die...
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SPIRIT IN THE SKY moreFAQ
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This has a mean edge to it which usually doesn't excite me, but I really like this movie, because the meanness is tempered with comedy. It's pure entertainment, one of the fastest-moving 97 minutes you will find, thanks to a good combination of violence and humor.
The three main characters in here are all low-life scumbags but interesting and definitely fun to watch. Alec Baldwin plays a psycho thug and exhibits a good flair for comedy, which he has pursed several times in movies after this one. He's also a legitimately tough guy, or at least sounds like one. Jennifer Jason Leigh, perhaps the all-time female sleazoid in movies, is a lame-brained prostitute. I was very impressed with her southern accent.
Fred Ward is a strange cop in pursuit, one who has problems with his false teeth! Hey, this IS kind of an odd crime movie.
Despite the above, the violence in here can get rough with a few unpredictable happenings that will get your attention. There's also a good soundtrack, capped off at the end by Norman Greenbaum's classic "Spirit In The Sky."