Feds (1988)

Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course in which they learn to deal with guns and recognize crimes. They also get ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Goldberg (as Dan Goldberg)

Writers:

Len Blum, Daniel Goldberg (as Dan Goldberg)

Stars:

Rebecca De Mornay, Mary Gross, Ken Marshall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Elizabeth 'Ellie' De Witt
Mary Gross	...	Janis Zuckerman
Ken Marshall	...	Brent Shepard
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Bill Bilecki
Larry Cedar	...	Howard Butz
Raymond Singer	...	George Hupperman
James Luisi	...	Sperry
Rex Ryon	...	Parker
Norman Bernard	...	Bickerstaff
Don Stark	...	Willy
David Sherrill	...	Duane
Jon Cedar	...	Senior Agent
Tony Longo	...	Sailor
Bradley Weissman	...	Graham
Michael Chieffo	...	Louie

Storyline

Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course in which they learn to deal with guns and recognize crimes. They also get physical training. Ellie is a real fighting machine in contrast with Janis, the great student. They must help each other, because only when they pass all the tests will they be allowed to join the FBI.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | strong female character | strong female lead | sexism | trainee | 

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Taglines:

Sleep tight America. These women carry guns.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

G-Men

Filming Locations:

College of the Canyons - 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$3,838,793

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 79 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of a cycle of American cop comedies that got made after the box-office success of Police Academy (1984). The films include that movie's numerous sequels, Feds (1988), Recruits (1986), Off Beat (1986), Night Patrol (1984), Moving Violations (1985) and Hollywood Vice Squad (1986).

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Goofs

Zuckerman gets out of a car, wearing court shoes, crosses the street and enters a bar, then, when she's interrogating somebody inside the bar she's wearing different shoes.

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Quotes

Janis Zuckerman: [Preparing her rope for the absail down the side of the building] You don't think we're going overboard?
Elizabeth "Ellie" De Witt: Nah!
Janis Zuckerman: Nah!

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Crazy Credits

During the credits, Ellie and Janis receive their assignments as they talk with Howard about his assignment to Duluth, MN. Both get L.A.

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Connections

References Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Soundtracks

MAIN GOAL
Performed and composed by Joe Louis Walker
Courtesy of Hightone Records

User Reviews

Favourite movie

Feds is great! So much humour and wit mixed with butt-kicking.

The movie really is empowering for any woman who works in a male-dominated field. They really do show many of the guys how to do the job right.

There is also a great showing of support for each other that really helps make the difference.

I wish they would release it to DVD. VHS is really a sad medium for film now. I want to add Feds to my DVD collection.

If you haven't seen Feds, do yourself a favour and rent it if you still own a VCR.