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The Rookie (1990) -- Clint Eastwood plays a veteran cop who gets stuck with a rookie cop (Charlie Sheen) to chase down a German criminal (Raul Julia.)
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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Boaz Yakin (written by) &
Scott Spiegel (written by)
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Release Date:
7 December 1990 (USA) more
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Clint Eastwood plays a veteran cop who gets stuck with a rookie cop (Charlie Sheen) to chase down a German criminal (Raul Julia.) full summary | add synopsis
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Fun with Clint. No more no less. more (44 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Clint Eastwood ... Nick Pulovski

Charlie Sheen ... David Ackerman

Raul Julia ... Strom
Sonia Braga ... Liesl

Tom Skerritt ... Eugene Ackerman

Lara Flynn Boyle ... Sarah
Pepe Serna ... Lt. Ray Garcia
Marco Rodríguez ... Loco
Pete Randall ... Cruz
Donna Mitchell ... Laura Ackerman

Xander Berkeley ... Blackwell
Tony Plana ... Morales

David Sherrill ... Max

Hal Williams ... Powell
Lloyd Nelson ... Freeway Motorist
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
The film featured over twice as many stuntmen as it did actors. Held the world record for the biggest ratio of stuntmen/actors. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During a chase, the same highway exit sign can be seen multiple times. more
Quotes:
Loco: Just for that, I'm gonna make it hurt, puta!
[while attacking Sarah, who scratched him in the face]
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References Blazing Saddles (1974) more
Soundtrack:
All The Things Your Are more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Fun with Clint. No more no less., 30 May 2001
8/10
Author: Mika Pykäläaho (bygis80@hotmail.com) from Järvenpää, Finland

Yeah, yeah. I know what you people most likely think about this film. I know the common opinion is that this movie sucks. But as Eastwood himself puts it in one of the Harry Callahan films: "Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one". I love Eastwood's work and I love this movie too. 8 out of 10 is what I gave to "The Rookie". Still, even I can admit that when I saw it for the first time I was very disappointed. I thought movie was pretty terrible and one of the worst films Clint himself has ever directed. It took me a while before I saw it for the second time and I just simply loved it!

I knew precisely what to expect and I was surprised to find out that in the second viewing I loved every minute of this crazy-ass thriller comedy. I didn't took it too seriously anymore. I know the fact that I'm a fanatic Eastwood-fan makes it lots of easier for me to enjoy this movie because (let's face the facts) this is a stupid film and it's lacking the profound meaning of any kind. So if you don't like the man (which makes you more or less my enemy, by the way) don't watch "The Rookie" but if you're with me in "Eastwood kicks ass -club", you can't help of loving "The Rookie" as much as I did.

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