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Striking Distance (1993) -- Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   9,850 votes
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Director:
Rowdy Herrington
Writers (WGA):
Rowdy Herrington (written by) &
Marty Kaplan (written by)
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Release Date:
17 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.
Plot:
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A good Bruce Willis movie more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Det. Tom Hardy

Sarah Jessica Parker ... Jo Christman

Dennis Farina ... Capt. Nick Detillo

Tom Sizemore ... Det. Danny Detillo

Brion James ... Det. Eddie Eiler

Robert Pastorelli ... Det. Jimmy Detillo
Timothy Busfield ... Tony Sacco

John Mahoney ... Lt. Vince Hardy

Andre Braugher ... Dist. Atty. Frank Morris
Tom Atkins ... Sgt. Fred Hardy
Mike Hodge ... Capt. Penderman, River Rescue Commandant

Jodi Long ... Officer Kim Lee, River Rescue Dispatcher

Roscoe Orman ... Sid, Eddie Eiler's Partner
Robert Gould ... Douglas Kesser
Gareth Williams ... Chick Chicanis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Three Rivers (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, strong language and a sex scene.
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Runtime:
101 min | Argentina:112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #31925)
Filming Locations:
Monongahela, Pennsylvania, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The shotgun Hardy uses to take control of the barge is a Mossberg 500 Marine. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the final fight scene in the water between Hardy and the killer, there are two shots of a bald Bruce Willis, missing the hair (or wig) that he sports throughout the rest of the movie. more
Quotes:
Tom Hardy: [as Jimmy is electrocuted] Who's the best cop now? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
SPIDER'S BLUES (MIGHT NEED IT SOMETIME) more

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20 out of 27 people found the following comment useful:-
A good Bruce Willis movie, 1 June 2004
8/10
Author: BroadswordCallinDannyBoy from Boston, MA

I don't understand why this film is so over-looked. It has pretty everything fans of Bruce Willis would want. He is a cop, not liked by his fellow officers, and he is on a murder case where no one believes what he has to say. There is action, swearing, one liners, and even some sex. Bruce doesn't usually have that in his films, maybe that is what threw people off. Just Kidding.

By all means, this is no masterpiece, but it is an entertaining mystery with an AWESOME car chase. One of the best. Bruce Willis fans should definitely check this movie out. It is pure Bruce and without him the "lone cop" story wouldn't work as well nor be as credible as it is because of him. 8/10

Rated R: violence and profanity

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