Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Tom Selleck | ... | Jimmie Rainwood | |
F. Murray Abraham | ... | Virgil Cane | |
Laila Robins | ... | Kate Rainwood | |
David Rasche | ... | Mike Parnell | |
Richard Young | ... | Danny Scalise | |
Badja Djola | ... | John Fitzgerald | |
Todd Graff | ... | Robby | |
M.C. Gainey | ... | Malcolm | |
Peter Van Norden | ... | Peter Feldman | |
Bruce A. Young | ... | Jingles | |
James T. Morris | ... | Junior | |
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Terry Golden | ... | Felix |
Dennis Burkley | ... | Butcher | |
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Thomas B. Kackert | ... | Dove |
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Vito Peterson | ... | Handjob |
Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant. Thrown into a seedy jail, fighting to prove his innocence is diffucult when he has to deal with the realities of prison life, where everyone claims they were framed. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
I think this was a good film about being framed and getting revenge. Tom Selleck is great in his role as the title character. Two crooked cops make a mistake (in more ways than one) when they go to the wrong address expecting to find a drug dealer, break into his house, mistake a hair dryer he is carrying for a gun, and shoot him. They then realize that they are at the wrong house and try to amend their mistake by framing Selleck as a drug dealer. Everything goes their way, and Selleck winds up in prison. Three years later, he is paroled and seeks revenge. During those three years, he is faced with the harsh realities of prison life and is beaten up more than once. F. Murray Abraham is there for him, fortunately, and helps him survive. (Abraham plays another inmate.) I liked this film even though it did follow a formula and was a typical revenge type movie. It was a great role for Selleck, who was perfect in his part.
** 1/2 out of ****