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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Shane Black (story) &
Greg Hicks (story) ...
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Release Date:
13 December 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
The goal is to survive. more
Plot:
A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder... more | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Tony Scott still loves the '80s
(From Monsters and Critics. 29 October 2009, 11:05 AM, PDT)
Shane Black to Helm ‘Doc Savage’ Movie
(From The Flickcast. 27 October 2009, 8:00 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Highly Implausible, but Very Entertaining more (111 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bruce Willis | ... | Joe Hallenbeck | |
| Damon Wayans | ... | Jimmy Dix | |
| Chelsea Field | ... | Sarah Hallenbeck | |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Sheldon Marcone | |
| Taylor Negron | ... | Milo | |
| Danielle Harris | ... | Darian Hallenbeck | |
| Halle Berry | ... | Cory | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Mike Matthews | |
| Badja Djola | ... | Alley Thug | |
| Kim Coates | ... | Chet | |
| Chelcie Ross | ... | Senator Baynard | |
| Joe Santos | ... | Bessalo | |
| Clarence Felder | ... | McCoskey | |
| Tony Longo | ... | Big Ray Walston | |
| Frank Collison | ... | Pablo |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for graphic violence and very strong language.
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Runtime:
105 min | Germany:96 min (cut version)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (certificate #31522) | Netherlands:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
In a "New Yorker" profile, Joel Silver said the making of this film was "one of the three worst experiences of my life." more
Goofs:
Continuity: Joe takes his revolver and a Desert Eagle from the hit man in the alley; yet when he runs around the corner into the gun battle, he's shooting the revolver and a Beretta 92. A moment later he has the Desert Eagle again. Guns change type (and hands) throughout the scene. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Locker Room Kid:
Billy Cole. Billy Cole.
Head Coach:
The first half stunk! Open the holes up! Get in there like hogs! Like pigs!
Locker Room Kid:
Billy Cole. You got a call on line three.
Head Coach:
Let's go out there in this half and kick some butt! Let's get out of this town as a winner! I hate Cleveland!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Space Travellers (#5.1)" (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Gett Off more
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One of those movies that strains plausibility to the breaking point, and beyond. However, Bruce Willis's down-on-his-luck, easy-going but tough-as-nails character makes this work. At least, in whatever alternate universe this stuff could possibly happen, anyway. The American Public is fed up with pro football?...yeah...right. Damon Wayans does not look or act like a seasoned professional quarterback, some of the football players look woefully out of shape and overweight, a prominent politician is a sexual psychopath, and nobody has a clue?. Hmmm...
Anyway, Willis's pull-up-a-chair, have-a-beer, guy-next-door character works, and makes this an enjoyable action movie. He is a tough guy when he needs to be, but yet is vulnerable in his relationships with his wife and daughter. He becomes a character that you root for.
Many of the other actors work well also, even in this cartoon plot. Not an award winner, but a decent enough way to spend a couple of hours.