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When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but before they get there they have to deal with several attacks from killers.

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Michael
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Carolyn Hunter
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Kepler
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Hadley
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Judge
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Lou Valentine
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Tommy Canard
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Asst. D.A. Kennedy
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Susan
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Muff
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Barbaro
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Chucky
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Disc Jockey
Santino Buda ...
Hood #1
Larry A. McLean ...
Hood #2 (as Larry McLean)
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Hood #3
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Hood #4
Ken Quinn ...
Hood #5
Deryck Dyal ...
Store Employee (as Derek Dyal)
Madeleine Atkinson ...
Tommy's Wife
Dave Harvey ...
Old Man
Stella Sprowell ...
Old Woman
Earl Williams ...
Sergeant
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Hoffman
Bernard Browne ...
Gang Banger #1
Aion Egars ...
Gang Banger #2
Jim Walton ...
Bailiff
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Store Owner
Cliff Woolner ...
Diaper Delivery Man
Tex Konig ...
Angry Driver
Thom Bell ...
Crazed Cabbie
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Alice
Raymond A. Sare ...
Dog Owner
Alan Murley ...
Daniel
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Bartender
Emmanuel Mark ...
Leather Boy
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Mary
Alexander King ...
Young Man
Nicholas Pasco ...
Bodyguard #1
Kevin Filion ...
Bodyguard #2
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Young Cop
Dianne Heatherington ...
Head Nurse
Joe Sealy ...
Surgeon
Warren Dexter Beatty ...
Charlie
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Neil Cavuto
Elena Kudaba ...
Lady on the Couch
Ted Hanlan ...
Sunshine
Bonnie Beck ...
Young Woman
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Helicopter Pilot
Sandi Stahlbrand ...
Newscaster
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Tommy's Man on Courthouse Steps (uncredited)
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Junkie In Alley (uncredited)

Directed by

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Tom Mankiewicz

Written by

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Gary Hoffman ... (story)
 
Dan Gordon ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Frederic B. Blankfein ... line producer
Gary Hoffman ... producer
Neal Israel ... producer
Frederick Schneier ... executive producer

Music by

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Patrick Williams

Cinematography by

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Robert M. Stevens

Editing by

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Edward M. Abroms

Editorial Department

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Kevin A. Canamar ... assistant editor
Mike Mertens ... color timer
George T. Talley ... assistant editor
Lois Trent-Bring ... negative cutter

Casting By

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Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by

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Susan Longmire

Art Direction by

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Alta Louise Doyle

Set Decoration by

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Christine MacLean

Costume Design by

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Maya Mani

Makeup Department

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Marlene Aarons ... makeup artist
Gail 'Freddie' Godden ... key hair stylist
Kathleen Graham ... key makeup artist
Maxine Rennes-Gunderson ... hair stylist (as Maxine Rennes)

Production Management

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Frederic B. Blankfein ... unit production manager
Tim King ... post-production supervisor
Patrick Whitley ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jim Chad ... trainee assistant director
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez ... third assistant director (as Anne Marie Ferney)
Tony Lucibello ... first assistant director
Page Ostrow ... second assistant director
Branko Racki ... second unit director
David Till ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Sean Breaugh ... draftsman
Gerine De Jong ... art department
David Edgar ... lead set dresser
Jacqui Hemingway ... key scenic artist
Juanita Holden ... property master
Alex Kutschera ... lead props
Ron Lightfoot ... construction manager
Joe Madziak ... head carpenter
David Maltese ... set dresser
Mark McGann ... set dresser
David Melrose ... carpenter
Woody Stewart ... lead props

Sound Department

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Paul Berolzheimer ... re-recording mixer / sound effects editor
Mark Cookson ... sound effects editor
Louis Creveling ... dialogue editor
Jim De Roos ... foley artist
Robert Friedman ... foley artist
Patrick Giraudi ... dialogue editor / re-recording mixer
David Grant ... dialogue editor
Dan Jamele ... dialogue editor
Scott A. Jennings ... sound effects editor
Sid Lieberman ... adr recordist
Derek Marcil ... adr mixer
Beau Maxwell ... sound effects editor
Bill McMillan ... production sound mixer
Debbie Melford ... adr editor
Keith Olson ... foley artist
Timothy Pearson ... foley artist
Ross Redfern ... production sound mixer
John Ross ... re-recording mixer
Craig Sadler ... dialogue editor
Joshua E. Schneider ... adr mixer
Steve Scoville ... dialogue editor
Robin Short ... boom operator
David Torres ... foley mixer
Paul Urmson ... sound effects editor
Paul Weston ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Frank C. Carere ... special effects coordinator

Stunts

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Bill Anagnos ... stunts (as William Anagnos)
Nancy Ellen Anzalone ... stunts (as Nancy Anzalone)
Peter Bucossi ... stunts (as Peter Buossi)
John Cenatiempo ... stunts
Sonja Davis ... stunt double
Andy Duppin ... stunts
Frank Ferrara ... stunts
Joe Fitos ... stunts (as Joseph Fitos)
John Hayden ... stunts (as John Patrick Hayden)
Jim Lovelett ... stunts (as James Lovelett)
Steve Lucescu ... key stunt rigger / stunts
Dwayne McLean ... stunt double
Mick O'Rourke ... stunts
Branko Racki ... stunt coordinator / stunt double
Alex Stevens ... stunts
John Stoneham Jr. ... stunt double
Ceci Vendrell ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jonathan Billings ... best boy grip
David Crone ... camera operator
Christopher Dean ... key grip
Henri Fiks ... camera operator
Kevin Flemming ... lamp operator
Marni Grossman ... still photographer
Robert Hicks ... electrician
Barry Horsley ... electrician
Alan Lennox ... gaffer
Mike McDonald ... best boy
Steve Morrisson ... electrician (as Steve Morrison)
David Moxness ... gaffer
Ronald G. Paulauskas ... grip (as Ron Paulauskas)
Andrew W. Peart ... camera trainee (as Andrew Peart)
Thom Ryan ... first assistant camera
Dave Sheridan ... second assistant camera (as Dave C. Sheridan)
Myers Steven Jr. ... electrician (as Stephen Myers)
Dean Stinchcombe ... second assistant camera
Richard Teodorczyk ... grip

Casting Department

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Cathy Sandrich Gelfond ... casting consultant (as Cathy Sandrich)
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Olivia Harris ... casting associate
Amanda Mackey ... casting consultant (as Amanda Mackey Johnson)
Scott Mansfield ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Carole Costello ... costume assistant / wardrobe assistant
Jay Du Boisson ... assistant costume designer
Monica Wier ... wardrobe mistress

Location Management

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Jim Powers ... assistant location manager (as James Powers)
Gordon Yang ... location manager

Music Department

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Ed Gerrard ... executive music producer
Allan K. Rosen ... music editor
Dennis S. Sands ... score mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Benu Bhandari ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Ron Annabelle ... picture car coordinator
David Chudnovsky ... transportation coordinator
Frank Mizzi ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Sheenah Andrews ... production coordinator
Adrian Brunori ... production assistant
Lisa Howard ... production accountant
Rick Parker ... animal handler
Steven Jay Rubin ... unit publicist
Teri Spasov ... assistant accountant
Michael Vasquez ... assistant accountant

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Also Known As
  • Cops (France)
  • Traque à Manhattan (France)
  • Mörderische Hitze (Germany)
  • Plazo 24 horas (Spain)
  • Hikinen pako New Yorkissa (Finland)
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  • 91 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Released theatrically in Japan. See more »
Movie Connections References The Wizard of Oz (1939). See more »
Soundtracks HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS See more »

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