Blue Steel (1990)

A female rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.

Director:

Kathryn Bigelow

Writers:

Kathryn Bigelow, Eric Red

Stars:

Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Megan Turner
Ron Silver	...	Eugene Hunt
Clancy Brown	...	Nick Mann
Elizabeth Peña	...	Tracy Perez (as Elizabeth Pena)
Louise Fletcher	...	Shirley Turner
Philip Bosco	...	Frank Turner
Kevin Dunn	...	Asst. Chief Stanley Hoyt
Richard Jenkins	...	Attorney Mel Dawson
Markus Flanagan	...	Husband (as Markus Flannagan)
Mary Mara	...	Wife
Skipp Lynch	...	Instructor
Mike Hodge	...	Police Commissioner
Mike Starr	...	Superintendant
Chris Walker	...	Officer Jeff Travers
Tom Sizemore	...	Wool Cap

Storyline

On her first day on the job, NYPD officer Megan Turner, the lone officer on the scene, shoots and kills the perpetrator of a supermarket hold-up. Since no gun was found on the perpetrator's person or at the scene and none of the witnesses could corroborate Megan's story definitively that the perpetrator was indeed wielding a gun, she is suspended from active duty. She is quickly albeit temporarily reinstated to the position of homicide detective because the spent shell casing from the bullet used in a subsequent murder had her name carved on it. This murder ends up being only the first in a series. Working on the case with fellow homicide detective Nick Mann, Megan initially has no idea who in her life could be the murderer. In short order, the murderer does show himself to her. He is commodities trader Eugene Hunt who she met immediately following her suspension and who she has since dated. He also implies to her that he was in the supermarket at the time of the hold-up and that he ...

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | rape | new york city | neo noir | supermarket | 

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Taglines:

A Point Blank Thriller

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Acero azul

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$8,220,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lightning Pictures,Precision Films,Mack-Taylor Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Philip Bosco plays the father of policewoman Jamie Lee Curtis. In real life, he's the son of policewoman Margaret Raymond Thek Bosco.

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Goofs

When the killer is in the bathroom near the end of the film, he can clearly be seen to reload his pistol with spent ammunition. Spent cases have an indentation in the primer (the round bit in the middle of the back of the case) which are clearly visible in the rounds used in the scene.

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Quotes

Wool Cap: Hey man... DO I LOOK LIKE I'M FUCKING ORDERING TAKE OUT?

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Connections

Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: Regarding Henry/101 Dalmatians/Point Break/Boys N the Hood/The Miracle (1991)

User Reviews

lack of realism

Unless its me, I can't believe how unrealistic this movie is. I've seen of Curtis' other movies and this has to be the worst. It's ridiculous to see the lack of realism in this. Don't waste your time. I can't believe I sat through it, hmm maybe because there was nothing else on at 3 am. Maybe because it was made in the 1990's thats why it was thought to be good. I guess movies have come a far way since then, because this movie would've flopped if it were release in 2005. It might have been for a cable movie instead. If I were a NYPD police officer, I would've laughed at the nonsense that went on in this film. Yea its a movie, but come on.