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Jag Mundhra (story)
Michel W. Potts (writer)
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One good cop. One bad cop. One very dangerous woman.
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Melissa Yarnell (Joan Severance) is the wife of burned-out cop Mike Yarnell (Jack Scalia) who takes out his fustrations out on her... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Robert Davi ... Lt. Matt Walker

Joan Severance ... Melissa Yarnell
Jack Scalia ... Mike Yarnell

James Russo ... Bill Tanner

Kent McCord ... Dr. Halperin

Jenilee Harrison ... Charlene Lernoux
Phil Rubenstein ... Capt. Brooks

Michael Monks ... Farrell Lernoux
Lonnie Burr ... Maddox
Jeff Carrara ... The Killer

Pamella D'Pella ... Marilyn
George Kyle ... Bartender
Talmadge Ragan ... Doctor
Don Marino ... Erlich

Sondra Currie ... Yolanda
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Criminal Intent (video title)
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101 min
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middling thriller, 24 February 1999
Author: Snatchy from Seatown, WA

This movie's marketed like a late-night sexploitation thriller, but it actually has a fairly serious script with a couple of gratuitous sex scenes thrown in for good measure.

Jack Scalia plays a hot-headed cop with a knack for using deadly force on the job. After shooting an apparent rapist-killer, Scalia draws the attention of internal affairs cop Robert Davi (who gets a rare opportunity to not play a heavy). Scalia becomes increasingly paranoid and unstable as Davi investigates him, and things get worse when Scalia's beautiful but troubled wife (played by Joan Severance) jumps in the mix.

Various twists and turns ensue as would be expected in a late-night thriller. However, if you're looking for a sex thriller (there seems to be a lot of them around so I don't think I'm talking to the wind...), it's pretty lame. There are a couple of scenes with Severance but it's an obvious body double. The script itself isn't too bad but overall the movie lacks the "sizzle" of a good sexploitation pic. Worthy of a look if you catch it on cable, though.

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