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The Rookie (1990)

 -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -  7 December 1990 (USA)
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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.)

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Nick Pulovski is a cop, who is presently assigned to the auto theft division and who for the most part of his career has not done anything worthwhile. But when he discovers that a man named Strom is the brains behind a major car theft and chop shop ring, he sees this as his opportunity to do something. After his partner is killed, the case is then transfered to homicide, so he is taken off the case. And he is assigned a new partner, David Ackerman. a cop who has just recently been promoted to detective. But Pulovski feeling as if Strom is his decides to continue pursuing him but Ackerman who tries to play by the rules is not sure what to do, and he is also a little afraid cause of a childhood incident. Written by <rcs0411@yahoo.com>

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7 December 1990 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

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$21,633,874 (USA)
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Trivia

In a 1991 interview entitled "Firestarter Brazilian actress Sonia Braga brings sizzle to the screen" published in Orange Coast Magazine, actress Braga said of working on this movie, that she had "never done action before" and "had to learn running and kicking and hitting". Braga said, When you act with the director, you don't have any barriers because you're giving and taking at the same time". See more »

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After doing a face plant after he rolled his cop car while inside a car hauler; Clint shows up for work the next day without a mark on his face. Anyone who loses consciousness and falls forward always does some damage to there face; including cuts, bruises, and even a broken nose. See more »

Quotes

Nick Pulovski: [to Strom] There's gotta be a hundred reasons why I don't blow you away. Right now I can't think of one.
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"Red Zone"
Written by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens
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Forgettable action fodder
26 May 2011 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

Typical of the late 80's/early 90's brand of action/comedies where the audience was never entirely sure whether they were viewing a comedy or an action-thriller, such was the mix of ubiquitous car chases and smarmy one-liners, interposed by sadistic violence. Eastwood directs himself as a hard-nosed detective with little time for organised crime, teaming up with rich kid turned cop (Sheen) whose high society parents (Skerritt & Mitchell) have to bear the ignominy of his career choice which leaves them estranged. Eastwood to some degree fills the absent father-figure role in spite of his tough exterior and initial dislike of Sheen and his well-to-do pedigree.

Sharing a mutual love of vintage motorcycles, the pair form an unlikely (and at times reluctant) alliance as they combine to take down a notorious South American drug lord (Julia). Brazilian beauty Sonia Braga has a decent supporting role as Julia's most trusted enforcer, tackling well beyond her weight.

It's formula stuff with no surprises, a sort of "Lethal Weapon" / "Dirty Harry" hybrid and a disappointing directorial effort by Eastwood, especially considering the substance of his other film projects made around the same time.


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