Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)

SFPD Captain Mike Stone is investigating the disappearance of his old partner Steve Keller.

Director:

Mel Damski

Writers:

Carolyn Weston (characters from novel), William Robert Yates (as William Yates)

Stars:

Karl Malden, Debrah Farentino, Conor O'Farrell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karl Malden	...	Mike Stone
Debrah Farentino	...	Sarah Burns
Conor O'Farrell	...	David O'Connor
Carl Lumbly	...	Charlie Walker
Darleen Carr	...	Jeannie Stone
Paul Benjamin	...	Henry Brown
Robert Parnell	...	Sam Hendrix
William Daniels	...	Judge Julius Burns
Nick Scoggin	...	Carl Murchinson
Ed Vasgersian	...	Sergeant Pasarella
Lorri Holt	...	Anne Keller
Rod Gnapp	...	Razor
Keith Pruitt	...	Jacob Stubbs (as Keith Douglas)
Amy Resnick	...	Diana West
Richard Dupell	...	J.T. the Clown

Storyline

Mike Stone's back and his old partner, Steve Keller, is missing. So Mike heads up an investigation. At the same time, he is investigating another brutal murder. And he is trying to decide which of two inspectors shall he recommend for the position of Lieutenant; a woman who has a "Dirty Harry" tendency or a man who reminds him of Steve Keller.

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Plot Keywords:

sfpd | 1990s | police captain | missing cop | partner | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

De Volta às Ruas de São Francisco

Filming Locations:

572 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling Entertainment,Torand Productions,Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was a pilot for a TV series, but was not picked up.

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Goofs

At approximately 48:00 a stray toddler dressed in overalls walks unescorted through the scene and past the building doors as Michael Douglas and Geoffrey Deuel walk out to finish the epilogue scene with Karl Malden on the lower sidewalk. Douglas notices the child and looks in his direction as the toddler continues past. Then a secondary camera cuts to a close-up of Malden and then back to the full shot of Douglas, Malden, and Deuel continuing their walk down the sidewalk at which time an extra in a read jacket walks in their direction. She calmly walks past them and up the steps then at 50:03 she suddenly breaks into a full on sprint in the direction the toddler had been heading; this happens all the while the three actors are continuing their closing summations of this "crime". The woman can barely been seen above on the terrace with the toddler in her arms.

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Connections

Follows The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

User Reviews

Surprisingly enjoyable and authentic!

When I saw this crop up in my TV listings it fell onto my 'must see' list as I became an avid fan of the original show on cable reruns.

To be honest, this had all the ingredients of a truly dreadful film. Made for TV, based on a twenty year old theme, bringing back one aging star to reprise his role and trying to explain away the absence of the other who wouldn't lower himself after achieving massive Hollywood success.

This is probably why I was amazed to find it an engaging and truly enjoyable film that captured the spirit of the old series really well. The absence of Douglas was explained with some plausibility and Malden's performance really showed the pedigree and experience of this much underestimated actor.

It's a good film that's worth watching if it should appear on your schedules, and if you were a fan of the old series I think it's worth positively seeking out. My closing opinion, I think that when Douglas saw the finished film (and I'm sure he did) then he probably would have wished that he had put at least a cameo appearance in.