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...
See full summary »
Watch everything you need to see from this week’s epic trailers including Captain Marvel, "Maniac," and Mary Poppins Returns.
Related News
-
Curious About the Five Game of Thrones Prequels? Here's What We Know
20 September 2017 | BuzzSugar -
Book Review – Rise of The Tomb Raider: The Official Art Book
12 December 2015 | Flickeringmyth -
Here’s What’s Coming And Going From Netflix in October
29 September 2015 | City of Films
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Off Limits (1988)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 nomination.
See more awards »
Learn more
More Like This
White Sands
(1992)
Action
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Roger Donaldson
Stars:
Willem Dafoe,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Mickey Rourke
Triumph of the Spirit
(1989)
Biography
|
Drama
|
History
Director:
Robert M. Young
Stars:
Willem Dafoe,
Edward James Olmos,
Robert Loggia
Run
(1991)
Action
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Geoff Burrowes
Stars:
Patrick Dempsey,
Kelly Preston,
Ken Pogue
Flight of the Intruder
(1991)
Action
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
John Milius
Stars:
Danny Glover,
Willem Dafoe,
Brad Johnson
Bat*21
(1988)
Drama
|
War
Director:
Peter Markle
Stars:
Gene Hackman,
Danny Glover,
Jerry Reed
Shoot to Kill
(1988)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Crime
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Stars:
Sidney Poitier,
Tom Berenger,
Kirstie Alley
Dead Bang
(1989)
Action
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Stars:
Don Johnson,
Penelope Ann Miller,
William Forsythe
The Misfit Brigade
(1987)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Drama
Director:
Gordon Hessler
Stars:
Bruce Davison,
David Patrick Kelly,
D.W. Moffett
Mickey One
(1965)
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Arthur Penn
Stars:
Warren Beatty,
Alexandra Stewart,
Hurd Hatfield
The Park Is Mine
(TV Movie 1985)
Action
|
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Steven Hilliard Stern
Stars:
Tommy Lee Jones,
Helen Shaver,
Yaphet Kotto
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Buck McGriff | |
| Gregory Hines | ... | Albaby Perkins | |
| Fred Ward | ... | Dix | |
| Amanda Pays | ... | Nicole | |
 |
Kay Tong Lim | ... | Lime Green |
| Scott Glenn | ... | Colonel Dexter Armstrong | |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Rogers | |
| Keith David | ... | Maurice | |
| Raymond O'Connor | ... | Elgin Flowers | |
| Richard Brooks | ... | Preacher | |
| Thuy An Luu | ... | Lanh (as Thuy Ann Luu) | |
|
|
Richard Lee Reed | ... | Colonel Sparks |
|
|
Woody Brown | ... | Co-Pilot |
|
|
Ken Siu | ... | Plowboy |
|
|
Viladda Vanadurongwan | ... | Sister Agnes |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (30) »
Storyline
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. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
Plot Keywords:
serial killer | vietnam | female nudity | race against time | murder |Taglines:
Being a cop is tough. But in Saigon, 1968, being a cop is crazy.Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 March 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Saigon See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$7,242,035Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
[grunts]
Dix: ... whore... but he did love her... yes siree... killing her was the only way Dix could make the general feel like he did... for being cheated out of his comission. Their were others after her
[...]
See more »
Written by Michael Brown
Performed by The Left Banke
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects
A division of PolyGram Records Inc.
See more »
Did You Know?
Goofs
Just before Gregory Hines takes a hold of the crying baby, a glimpse shot of its face is seen and the child is clearly not upset. See more »Quotes
Dix: [confessing his crimes in third person] Dix had lead several succsessful missons and his general was ready to reward him... until he saw his tattoo... very working class... the general was so disgusted that he ensured Dix would never get his comisson. Of course he was married[grunts]
Dix: ... whore... but he did love her... yes siree... killing her was the only way Dix could make the general feel like he did... for being cheated out of his comission. Their were others after her
[...]
See more »
Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Little Nikita/Vice Versa/D.O.A./Off Limits/Stand and Deliver (1988) See more »Soundtracks
Pretty BallerinaWritten by Michael Brown
Performed by The Left Banke
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects
A division of PolyGram Records Inc.
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
Enjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with Prime Video.
During the sixties,Anataole Litvak made "the night of the generals".A nazi officer was on a prostitutes murder's trail in Varsaw,Poland:and it seemed that the culprit was a general (check the title).That script was absurd -in Varsaw,during WW2,there was worse,to say the least!-and dubious taste.
So back in Saigon,during the Vietnam war.Two cops are on a prostitutes ' murder's trail...and it seems that this killer is a general....Well you get the picture.
Well,it's not that bad.It's rather entertaining,thanks to Dafoe's good performance.A lot of things do not rise above routine:the two cops who ,of course, are very different,the de rigueur swearwords ,and strip tease galore.What's more interesting is the conflict between the American cops and their local colleagues ,although it's much too superficial,as the Dafoe/nun 's relationship is.Unlike Litvak's Polish extravaganza in which we soon know the murderer's name,"off limits' is a whodunit,saving his identity for the last minutes.
Best moment:although over the top,the scene on the plane where two simultaneous questionings take place gives goosepimples.