Sunset Grill (1993)

Ryder Hart is a disgraced ex-cop who is now a low-rent private investigator. His estranged wife, Anita, runs the Sunset Grill and is now involved with Jeff a police detective who used to ... See full summary »

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writers:

Marcus Wright, Faruque Ahmed,

Stars:

Peter Weller, Lori Singer, Stacy Keach

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Weller	...	Ryder Hart
Lori Singer	...	Loren
Stacy Keach	...	Harrison Shelgrove
Alexandra Paul	...	Anita
John Rhys-Davies	...	Stockton
Randy Pelish	...	Dr. Tarbus
Michael Anderson Jr.	...	Lt. Jeff Carruthers
Peter Koch	...	Christian (as Pete Koch)
Michael Medeiros	...	Mule
Richard Coca	...	Ricardo
Miguel Fernandes	...	Ramon
Kelly Jo Minter	...	Joanna
Daniel Addes	...	Victor
Benito Martinez	...	Guillermo
Woodford Croft	...	Mr. Pietrowski

Storyline

Ryder Hart is a disgraced ex-cop who is now a low-rent private investigator. His estranged wife, Anita, runs the Sunset Grill and is now involved with Jeff a police detective who used to work with Ryder. When Anita is found brutally murdered, Ryder and Jeff team-up to find her killer. The case appears to be related to an immigrant who worked at the Sunset Grill and an old friend of Ryder's named Guillermo. During their investigation, Ryder and Jeff meet Harrison Shelgrove, a wealthy industrialist who owns a gun club. Loren, an employee at the club, seems to take an unusual amount of interest in Ryder. As Ryder gets closer to the truth, he begins to suspect that a crooked INS agent, Stockton, may know something about the case. What began as a search for the murderer of his wife, has lead Ryder into a mystery involving illegal immigrants in Los Angeles.

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Plot Keywords:

private investigator | gun | murder | alcoholic | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

For years private eye Ryder Hart lived on the edge. Tonight he'll cross the line.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Vingança Serve-se Quente

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movie Group, The, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

At a certain moment, Peter Weller's character holds his opponent (a corrupt colleague) against the ground with a gun. Weller then gives a head-butt, but it clearly misses.

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Quotes

Ryder Hart: [pointing pellet gun at the assailant's eye] You're gut-shot buddy, you're gonna die anyway... but you're gonna die blind.

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Soundtracks

"CITY OF ANGELS"
Performed by Lawrence Forsey
Music by Ken Thorne
Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel

User Reviews

A PI probes the link between his wife's death and series of murders.

This movie misses the mark which is a shame, Peter Weller has talent. A poor attempt at humor in the beginning, it doesn't improve. Weller looks like he is wearing a disguise through the entire movie. Worth a look if nothing else is on.