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A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.
Thomas Rosales Jr.
- Raymond Chavez
- (as Tom Rosales)
Adam Gifford
- Speer
- (as G. Adam Gifford)
Sonia Darmei Lopes
- Rosa Rodrigues
- (as Sonia Lopes)
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- TriviaAccording to an article of the Los Angeles Times in 1992, the producers of this movie were the subject of intense surveillance by the Special Investigation Section during the making of the film.
- GoofsIn the beginning, there is a party where the crew of cops target shoot some beer bottles. One cop lines up 5 empty bottles, but the other cops shoot 12 bottles half-filled with beer.
- Alternate versionsFor the German VHS release by United Video, almost all the violence is cut. The DVD release is uncut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Extreme Justice: Vidmark Entertainment VHS Commercial (1994)
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'Extreme Justice' is one of those action films that teethers on a great premise. Not original, but good ground for entertainment & some thought as well. Scott Glenn, Lou Diamond Phillips and a supporting cast of known faces directed by Mark L. Lester (Commando) carry out this dark trip, but the end product is merely average in most regards.
Det. Powers (Phillips) take it too far with a kidnapping suspect and it looks like IA is going to bounce him off the force after multiple brushes with him. That is until his former partner Det. Vaughn (Glenn) calls in some favors to get him reassigned to his unit, SIS (a real life LAPD unit). Tired of seeing criminals go free or get joke sentences, this squad makes it their sole purpose to put repeat criminals away for good - in body bags.
This simple idea works on the surface because everyone knows in real life the justice system ain't perfect and Phillips character acts as our moral guide traversing this dangerous terrain. Everyone wants justice served, but where does the line get drawn? That sort of shtick. However this movie isn't content with keeping things within the realm of believability. This unit, these cops allow suspects to commit their crimes in front of them under surveillance and only move in to waste 'em after their deeds are in progress or done which puts bystanders & innocent victims at risk.
There's a lot of faces here which I'm a sucker for. You got b-movie regular Ed Lauter as the Captain of the unit. He's still doing hand jesters like he did in 'Raw Deal'. While Yaphet Kotto, William Lucking and Andrew Divoff make up fellow unit member cops. Stephen Root appears as a news agency boss while William McNamara plays one of the criminals. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this is the second film I've seen featuring Chelsea Field playing a integral reporter linked to a main character too.
Things get contrived in 'Extreme Justice' and then just flat out dumb which ultimately what keeps it from being better. You can see where things are going a mile ahead and Glenn who starts off as a jaded, but believable presence is no more than a sociopathic caricature with a badge by the end. The bum finale, ridiculous end title card. The action is entertaining, but it only gets you so far.
Det. Powers (Phillips) take it too far with a kidnapping suspect and it looks like IA is going to bounce him off the force after multiple brushes with him. That is until his former partner Det. Vaughn (Glenn) calls in some favors to get him reassigned to his unit, SIS (a real life LAPD unit). Tired of seeing criminals go free or get joke sentences, this squad makes it their sole purpose to put repeat criminals away for good - in body bags.
This simple idea works on the surface because everyone knows in real life the justice system ain't perfect and Phillips character acts as our moral guide traversing this dangerous terrain. Everyone wants justice served, but where does the line get drawn? That sort of shtick. However this movie isn't content with keeping things within the realm of believability. This unit, these cops allow suspects to commit their crimes in front of them under surveillance and only move in to waste 'em after their deeds are in progress or done which puts bystanders & innocent victims at risk.
There's a lot of faces here which I'm a sucker for. You got b-movie regular Ed Lauter as the Captain of the unit. He's still doing hand jesters like he did in 'Raw Deal'. While Yaphet Kotto, William Lucking and Andrew Divoff make up fellow unit member cops. Stephen Root appears as a news agency boss while William McNamara plays one of the criminals. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this is the second film I've seen featuring Chelsea Field playing a integral reporter linked to a main character too.
Things get contrived in 'Extreme Justice' and then just flat out dumb which ultimately what keeps it from being better. You can see where things are going a mile ahead and Glenn who starts off as a jaded, but believable presence is no more than a sociopathic caricature with a badge by the end. The bum finale, ridiculous end title card. The action is entertaining, but it only gets you so far.
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- S.I.S. - Special Investigation Section
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- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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