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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Mamet (written by)
Release Date:
28 August 1991 (France)
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Tagline:
Powerful. Provacative. Controversial. more
Plot:
A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result. full summary | add synopsis
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Murder
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Racial Slur
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Neo Noir
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Terrorism
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Jewish Cop
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Awards:
2 wins
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Plus 1’s “Surrogates” Review
(From Atomic Popcorn. 25 September 2009, 4:36 AM, PDT)
DVD Review: Criterion Edition of David Mamet’s Great ‘Homicide’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 14 September 2009, 4:01 PM, PDT)
(From Atomic Popcorn. 25 September 2009, 4:36 AM, PDT)
DVD Review: Criterion Edition of David Mamet’s Great ‘Homicide’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 14 September 2009, 4:01 PM, PDT)
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Never take a chain to a gunfight
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Joe Mantegna | ... | Bobby Gold | |
| William H. Macy | ... | Tim Sullivan | |
| Vincent Guastaferro | ... | Lt. Senna | |
| J.J. Johnston | ... | Jilly Curran | |
| Jack Wallace | ... | Frank | |
| Lionel Mark Smith | ... | Charlie Olcott | |
| Roberta Custer | ... | Cathy Bates | |
| Charles Stransky | ... | Doug Brown | |
| Bernard Gray | ... | James | |
| Paul Butler | ... | Commissioner Walker | |
| Colin Stinton | ... | Walter B. Wells | |
| Louis Murray | ... | Mr. Patterson | |
| Christopher Kaldor | ... | Desk Sergeant | |
| Linda Kimbrough | ... | Sgt. Green | |
| Robin Spielberg | ... | Records Officer |
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Rated R for language and violence.
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Runtime:
102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
Germany:12 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Mamet's script began as an adaptation of his friend William J. Caunitz's novel "Suspects", but the more Mamet wrote the more his story diverged from the book until it ultimately became an original screenplay.
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Continuity: Toward the end of the film, when two policemen take Randolph away from Bob Gold, Bob's right arm is hanging. In the next shot, Bob's right arm is stretched.
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Excellent police drama with plenty of realistic gunplay and barrels and barrels of profanity. Two cases are running at the same time with one cop dividing his time between both projects. Meanwhile, he becomes involved with a radical Jewish hate group which is deeply involved in terrorism. The film was a little slow in the middle, but was still a tense and gritty picture.