The Glimmer Man (1996)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

John Gray

Writer (WGA):

Kevin Brodbin (written by)

Release Date:

4 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Two good cops. One bad situation.

Plot:

Two cops, played by Seagal and Wayans, are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man"

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Serial Killer | Black Market | Priest | Russian Mafia

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Lt. Jack Cole
Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Det. Jim Campbell
Bob Gunton	...	Frank Deverell
Brian Cox	...	Mr. Smith
John M. Jackson	...	Donald Cunningham
Michelle Johnson	...	Jessica Cole
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Christopher Maynard
Peter Jason	...	Millie's Father
Ryan Cutrona	...	Capt. Harris
Richard Gant	...	Det. Roden
Johnny Strong	...	Johnny Deverell
Robert Mailhouse	...	Smith's Bodyguard
Jesse Stock	...	Cole's Son
Alexa Vega	...	Cole's Daughter
Nikki Cox	...	Millie

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | USA:R (certificate #34859) | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Germany:16 (nf) | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Ennis-Brown House - 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Brian Cox replaced Tommy Lee Jones at very short notice.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Donald gets thrown through a window barred with heavy iron fencing, the iron clearly wobbles, as if made of rubber.

Quotes:

Jack Cole: It's called a mala. Tibetan pray beads.
Detective Jim Campbell: What do you use 'em for?
Jack Cole: I use 'em to calm my mind and to purify my thoughts.
Detective Jim Campbell: Yeah, I use Jack Daniels!
Jack Cole: See now, we're trying to go to same place. We're just using different technique.
Detective Jim Campbell: Except I don't wear the bottle around my neck!
Jack Cole: That's because you'd lose your job if you did...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

Bulletproof

Top notch Seagal action film

This is one of Seagal's last good films. It has lots of good action scene's and Seagal and Wayans make a solid team. The shootout at the end was solid and the fight scene's were cool too. This movie ranks with UNDER SIEGE, ABOVE THE LAW, OUT FOR JUSTICE, and MARKED FOR DEATH as Seagal's best film's. FIRE DOWN BELOW was decent too and that was officially Seagal's last watchable film, but this one ranks up there with his best. Its no LETHAL WEAPON or 48 HRS when it comes to cop buddy thrillers, but its still solid. 4/5