Wes Block, papa et flic célibataire de la Nouvelle-Orléans, pourchasse un tueur-violeur en série. Lorsqu'il s'approche trop près de la cible, le chasseur se transforme soudain en gibier.Wes Block, papa et flic célibataire de la Nouvelle-Orléans, pourchasse un tueur-violeur en série. Lorsqu'il s'approche trop près de la cible, le chasseur se transforme soudain en gibier.Wes Block, papa et flic célibataire de la Nouvelle-Orléans, pourchasse un tueur-violeur en série. Lorsqu'il s'approche trop près de la cible, le chasseur se transforme soudain en gibier.
- Prix
- 1 nomination
- Penny Block
- (as Jennifer Beck)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesActor Clint Eastwood's housemate since 1975, Sondra Locke, who had co-starred with him in six previous films, was not cast in the lead female role in this movie or any of the five others Eastwood made during the remainder of their relationship. Le retour de l'inspecteur Harry (1983) was the last Eastwood film in which Locke appeared and reportedly, WB studio execs told Eastwood that the public had tired of seeing movies of him teamed with Locke and not to make any more pictures with her.
- GaffesDespite shooting on location in New Orleans, not one person in this movie has a regional Louisiana, New Orleans, or Cajun accent.
- Citations
Wes Block: Twenty-eight years ago I borrowed 40 dollars from my father, packed up an old, beat up suitcase, took a bus and came here. I was seventeen at the time. While I walked through the French Quarter, I looked out over the Mississippi and swore I'd never leave.
Beryl Thibodeaux: Ever come close?
Wes Block: Only once. When I looked down and saw that the suitcase was missing.
- Autres versionsABC edited 16 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
What makes the film all the more impressive is that it doesn't dwell exclusively on the deviant side of Eastwood's personality. That would be the easy way out. Instead, it counterbalances that aspect of his character with some nice family moments, making sure to let the audience know (and convincingly at that) that this is a man who truly does have more than one side to him.
The acting from the supporting players is fine, although most of them (namely, Genevieve Bujold and Dan Hedaya) are given little to do. Perhaps the most surprising discovery from the film is the performance of Eastwood's daughter Alison, who gives an exceptional performance as the detective's daughter, who senses something is not quite right with her father, but loves him just the same.
The film is not without flaws -- Tuggle's script skips a couple of grooves in the plausibility category (namely, when certain characters have to be killed off), and there are a few gaps in the script. All told, however, Tuggle's direction is strong, using dimly lit sets for more than just noirish effect, and building up to a very strong finale. Moreover, his scriptwriting flaws can be excused because of the strong and full character he creates.
This is a film in which Eastwood creates a character not unlike that in his superb performance in "In the Line of Fire." All the same, it is a performance that in a weaker Oscar year might have been worthy of an Oscar nomination.
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Détails
Box-office
- Brut – États-Unis et Canada
- 48 143 579 $ US
- Fin de semaine d'ouverture – États-Unis et Canada
- 9 156 545 $ US
- 19 août 1984
- Brut – à l'échelle mondiale
- 48 143 579 $ US
- Durée1 heure 54 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage