Raw Justice (1994)

Director:

David A. Prior

Writer:

David A. Prior (writer)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

Kill... Or be killed.

Plot:

Mayor Stiles' daughter Donna is killed the night after a lousy date with the shy Mitch. Of course this makes him the main suspect...

Plot Keywords:

Nudity | Beautiful Woman | Breasts | Breast Suckling | Sex Scene

Cast

David Keith	...	Mace
Robert Hays	...	Mitch McCullum
Pamela Anderson	...	Sarah
Leo Rossi	...	Lieutenant Atkins
Charles Napier	...	Mayor David Stiles
Stacy Keach	...	Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins
Javi Mulero	...	Detective Gordo Garcia
Ted Prior	...	Bennett
April Bogenschutz	...	Donna Stiles
Bernard Hocke	...	Bernie
Marshall Russell	...	Sonny
Jeanette Kontomitras	...	Blaze
Larry McKinley	...	Desk Sergeant
Hal Jeansonne	...	Bartender Joe
David Veca	...	Thug #1

Also Known As:

Good Cop Bad Cop (UK)
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some nudity and language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Image Transform)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Company:

West Side Studios

Quotes:

Mace: What in the hell are you doing? You made me lose him, numb nuts!
Lieutenant Atkins: Question is, why you chasing that man for? He's legally out on bail. Now, I'm the law, and I want to know what you're up to. I mean, what is it, Mace? You having an affair with that boy? You switch hittin', you son of a bitch? Baby doll kept her legs closed a little too long? Ha ha ha ha!
Mace: Don't you ever... EVER call me a son of a bitch.
Lieutenant Atkins: Damn! My nose! You broke my nose!

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

The Answer to the question "Where did Robert Hays' career go?"

A action-adventure,crime drama,pseudo-comedy,buddy picture that fails practically at all levels. Robert Hays,whose career had a handful of early successes--the short-lived success of TV's "Angie" and the two wildly funny "Airplane" movies--followed by a long string of films that would elicit blank stares of confusion if mentioned to the average film viewer--"Touched",anyone?--and numerous TV projects that would not last past a year(my fave was the TV treatment of "Starman"),ends up in this flick which really has little going for it except the film debut(?) of Playboy mega-babe and "Baywatch" fixture Pamela Anderson. Her nude/sex scenes along with a very lovingly filmed shower scene with starlet model April Bogenschutz really seem to be all that makes this flick seem watchable. David Keith(here a LONG ways from "An Officer and a Gentleman" and even "Firestarter") as the gruff,angry,hard-bitten cop seems to barely register here. Stacy Keach's usual oiliness is underused here, and the film is set squarely on the shoulders of Keith,Hays and Anderson. It seems as if the writer(s) of the movie,in desperate need of a catch-phrase for Keith' s character,is best able to come up with the "Don't EVER insult my mama!"when a thug or goon he runs into calls him an S.O.B. Not very inspired,need I say.

Strictly late-night cable viewing. A cheap rental if you really must see this.