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Off Limits

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
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Off Limits (1988)
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger.
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McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even ... Read allMcGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime... Read allMcGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger.
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    • Director
      • Christopher Crowe
    • Writers
      • Christopher Crowe
      • Jack Thibeau
    • Stars
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Gregory Hines
      • Fred Ward
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Christopher Crowe
    • Writers
      • Christopher Crowe
      • Jack Thibeau
    • Stars
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Gregory Hines
      • Fred Ward
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Buck McGriff
    Gregory Hines
    Gregory Hines
    • Albaby Perkins
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Dix
    Amanda Pays
    Amanda Pays
    • Nicole
    Kay Tong Lim
    • Lime Green
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    • Colonel Dexter Armstrong
    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
    • Rogers
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Maurice
    Raymond O'Connor
    Raymond O'Connor
    • Elgin Flowers
    Richard Brooks
    Richard Brooks
    • Preacher
    Thuy An Luu
    Thuy An Luu
    • Lanh
    • (as Thuy Ann Luu)
    Richard Lee Reed
    • Colonel Sparks
    Woody Brown
    Woody Brown
    • Co-Pilot
    Ken Siu
    • Plowboy
    Viladda Vanadurongwan
    • Sister Agnes
    Arun Sunantalod
    • Sapper
    Suksanti Cherpat
    • Sapper
    Chumpon Senetara
    • Sapper
    • Director
      • Christopher Crowe
    • Writers
      • Christopher Crowe
      • Jack Thibeau
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Gregory Hines improvised the stuff about crushing a man's testicles during an interrogation scene, and the moment in which he gives the middle finger to an angry crowd.
    • Goofs
      In an early scene McGriff and Perkins are driving through what is supposed to be the bar district in Saigon, but the names of two famous bars from Patpong, Bangkok, Thailand are clearly visible, "Pussy Galore" and "King's Castle".
    • Quotes

      [a standoff between U.S. Military Police and South Vietnamese Police]

      Lime Green: I am afraid you are outgunned today.

      Dix: You still don't get it, do you? We're never outgunned!

      [a helicopter appears]

    • Alternate versions
      Although the cinema version was intact the UK video was cut by 22 secs to edit shots of a man caressing a woman's breasts with a riding crop as she is tied to a bed. The cuts were waived for the 2007 DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Little Nikita/Vice Versa/D.O.A./Off Limits/Stand and Deliver (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Pretty Ballerina
      Written by Michael Brown

      Performed by The Left Banke

      Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects

      A division of PolyGram Records Inc.

    User reviews27

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    Top review
    Pretty good thriller
    I watched this film on Sky movies the other night, it is called Saigon here in the UK. It is of course set in Saigon and I think if you took this cop thriller and set it in LA or New York it would just be another average cop film. What makes it different is the setting and the backdrop of the Vietnam conflict. I must admit though I guessed the murderers identity about halfway through the film. It was also refreshing for the guy not to get the girl as it were! A decent if a quite forgotten film.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Saigon
    • Filming locations
      • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • American Entertainment Partners L.P.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,242,035
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,796,111
      • Mar 13, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,242,035
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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