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Release Date:
15 August 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
No One Is Above The Law.Plot:
The sheriff of a suburban New Jersey community populated by New York City policeman slowly discovers the town is a front for mob connections and corruption. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(18 articles)
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A better film than many reviewers originally thought more (155 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sylvester Stallone | ... | Freddy Heflin | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Ray Donlan | |
| Ray Liotta | ... | Gary Figgis | |
| Robert De Niro | ... | Moe Tilden | |
| Peter Berg | ... | Joey Randone | |
| Janeane Garofalo | ... | Deputy Cindy Betts | |
| Robert Patrick | ... | Jack Rucker | |
| Michael Rapaport | ... | Murray Babitch | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Liz Randone | |
| Noah Emmerich | ... | Deputy Bill Geisler | |
| Cathy Moriarty | ... | Rose Donlan | |
| John Spencer | ... | Leo Crasky | |
| Frank Vincent | ... | PDA President Lassaro | |
| Malik Yoba | ... | Detective Carson | |
| Arthur J. Nascarella | ... | Frank Lagonda |
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Rated R for violence, strong language and brief nudity. (also collector's series)Parents Guide:
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104 min | USA:116 min (director's cut)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #35498) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | South Korea:12 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/16Fun Stuff
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Peter Berg plays Officer Randone. In Very Bad Things (1998), directed by Berg, the same character appears, played by Steve Fitchpatrick. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Joey Randone has fallen off the roof, his left leg is bent in an awkward angle. On the cover of next day's newspaper, the chalk line silhouette has the right leg bent. This is because the newspaper has flipped the photograph (for layout purposes). The details on the ground confirm this. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Moe Tilden: [narrating] Every precinct has its cop bar - a private club - all blue. For the 3-7 it was the Four Aces, just across the river.
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Won't You be My Neighbor? moreFAQ
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| Based on a true story? | robotboy1984 |
| Corruption is alive and well in New Jersey | ap2768 |
| Garrison, NJ | nymetzin99 |
| What is the Flag? | joep-11 |
| Horrible ending | mondriaan |
| TERRIBLE movie | shoteraser |
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I saw this file when it first came out and enjoyed it on a fairly superficial level. Now, after I've seen it again, I think it is a much better film. Not quite great, but excellent on many levels. Another reviewer has commented that Stallone's character is like in the first Rocky film, before all the Rambo BS. I agree. I think this is a showcase for great actors in an above-average script, with excellent directing. This is not a Stallone film, other actors could play this part, but he plays it to a T. Keitel is fantastic, as usual, De Niro and Liotta are okay. The subplot between Stallone and Sciorra, Freddy who once saved Liz from drowning when he was a kid, but he lost his hearing in one ear as a result and could never join the NYPD -- that's a powerful subplot that could have been more fully explored, but only at the expense of the main plot. All in all, a much better film than reviewers thought when it first came out, IMO.