Feds (1988)

While Ellie is strong, streetwise, practical, social but scholarly weak, Janis is the opposite and thus make ideal room and team mates at a tough 16 week FBI training course.

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	...	DeWitt
Mary Gross	...	Zuckerman
Ken Marshall	...	Brent
Fred Thompson	...	Bilecki (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
Larry Cedar	...	Butz
Raymond Singer	...	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:

kick in the groin | self defense for women | fbi federal bureau of investigation | strong female protagonist | strong female character | 

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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

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 The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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Soundtracks

ALL LIPS N' HIPS
Performed by Electric Boys
Composed by Conny Blomqvist
Courtesy of PolyGram Records Sweden

User Reviews

DeMornay is beautiful. What else is needed?

A great action film, but not as clever as the first film and not as tightly put together as the second. It lost its way a couple of times and I was left feeling that of the first three films, strangely this was seemed the most outdated. Still a good yarn and never boring. "Feds" was refreshing in the sense that it's a "female buddy" cop movie that didn't have to depend on vulgarity or sexuality to be entertaining unlike its modern counterpart "The Heat". Yes, both women have a crush on their respective male equivalents, but the movie didn't dwell on it so it didn't resort to being a rom-com either, which typically happens these days. Overall they just help each other become more competitive against their fellow classmates, there's no trickery involved, no toilet humor, no crudeness, and really no male-bashing either - the brainy Janis helps Marine Ellie become a better test taker and Ellie gives tips to Janis on how to pass the physical requirements. Good clean fun. I would've been satisfied if the jerks failed but oh well, good ending nonetheless.

Overall rating: 7 out of 10.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

G-Men

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,388,317, 30 October 1988

Gross USA:

$3,838,793

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$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