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The Rookie (1990)

R 120 min  -  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.)

Director:

Clint Eastwood
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood ...
Charlie Sheen ...
Raul Julia ...
Strom
Sonia Braga ...
Liesl
Tom Skerritt ...
Eugene Ackerman
Lara Flynn Boyle ...
Sarah
Pepe Serna ...
Lt. Raymond Garcia
Marco Rodríguez ...
Loco Martinez
Pete Randall ...
Cruz
Donna Mitchell Donna Mitchell ...
Laura Ackerman
Xander Berkeley ...
Ken Blackwell
Tony Plana ...
Morales
David Sherrill ...
Max
Hal Williams ...
Powell
Lloyd Nelson Lloyd Nelson ...
Freeway Motorist
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Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

Auto Theft | Veteran Cop | Chase | Police | Chop Shop  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El principiante See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$21,633,874 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

The movie was to be directed by Craig R. Baxley starring Matthew Modine and Gene Hackman in 1988 but the production was stopped by the Screen Actors Guild strike. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Pulovski kills Strom, Strom disappears around the bend on the luggage belt, but he never shows up again, while Pulovski and Ackerman sit in front of it See more »

Quotes

David Ackerman: [after asking his father for 2 million dollars to save Nick] Look! I didn't come here because you're my father... I came her because you're the richest person I know!
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Soundtracks

"Red Zone"
Written by Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens See more »