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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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5.4/10   7,607 votes
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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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nothing we've never seen before, but still fun more (46 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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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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The film featured over twice as many stuntmen as it did actors. Held the world record for the biggest ratio of stuntmen/actors. more
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Continuity: During the transfer of the money a suitcase is standing on the road. When the suitcase is picked up, it's lying down. 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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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
nothing we've never seen before, but still fun, 9 April 2003
7/10
Author: shakey_jake53 from Toronto, Ontario

This movie is a very standard cop buddy action film. A veteran cop is assigned to work with a rookie cop to catch a crook who killed the vet's old partner. This is so standard of action film's but that doesnt matter, its still good mindless fun. I though the action was good in this film, especially the opening car chase, and I thought Eastwood gave s good performance and was even funny at times. I am not a big Charlie Sheen fan but I thought he was ok in this one, and Raul Julia was solid as the bad guy. 3.5/5. Recommended, even though its like so many action film's its very enjoyable.

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