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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Patrick Swayze | ... | Truman Gates | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | Briar Gates | |
| Adam Baldwin | ... | Joey Rosselini | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Jessie Gates | |
| Andreas Katsulas | ... | John Isabella | |
| Bill Paxton | ... | Gerald Gates | |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Lawrence Isabella | |
| Michael J. Pollard | ... | Harold | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Willy Simpson | |
| Del Close | ... | Frank | |
| Valentino Cimo | ... | Rhino | |
| Paul Greco | ... | Leo | |
| Vincent Guastaferro | ... | Paulie | |
| Paul Herman | ... | Tony Antonelli | |
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Don Herion | ... | Zimmer |
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Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself. Written by Rob Hartill
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An Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 October 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ruf nach Vergeltung See more »Filming Locations:
Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »Edit
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$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$15,942,628Company Credits
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Jessie Gates: I'm your wife.
Truman Gates: No I ain't talking about you, honey. I'm talking about me.
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Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton, Ray Liotta, John Malkovich, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Ron Perlman, and Tim Robbins were considered to play Joey Rossellini. See more »Goofs
When Truman enters his house after getting a terrified call from his wife, he racks the slide back on his semi-automatic pistol to cock the hammer. But in the next view a couple seconds later, the hammer is no longer cocked. See more »Quotes
Truman Gates: Listen, you'd best wait here. They ain't real quick to strangers.Jessie Gates: I'm your wife.
Truman Gates: No I ain't talking about you, honey. I'm talking about me.
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What makes this action drama particularly moving is the comparison between the extended family of a Sicilian crime boss and the clannishness of the hillbillies. While Joey Rosellini insults the mountain folks as people "who farm rocks" his boss John Isabella sees the link -- "that is what they said about our people back in the old country." It is not a matter of who wears the nicer suit; it is a matter of blood, of kinship, and of ensuring that the one with the greater grievance has justice is done for his family. This is a very old tradition, both in the Sicilian families and in those Celtic clans that moved into the hills of Appalachia. In this aspect "Next of Kin" reaches a level of art not usually found in action films. The scene of the women packing sandwiches for the big hunt shows a level of clan community not well understood by us city-folk.
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