Nails (1992)

Cop breaks all the rules to go after a gang of drug dealers.

Director:

John Flynn

Writer:

Larry Ferguson

Stars:

Dennis Hopper, Anne Archer, Tomas Milian

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Hopper	...	Harry 'Nails' Niles
Anne Archer	...	Mary Niles
Tomas Milian	...	Pedro Herrera
Keith David	...	Noah Owens
Carlos Carrasco	...	Jose Acosta
Charles Hallahan	...	Bud Taylor
Jay Acovone	...	Capt. Evan Graham
Earl Billings	...	Jack Willis
Cliff De Young	...	Stambusky
Luis Antonio Ramos	...	Ricardo Sanchez (as Luis Ramos)
Raymond Cruz	...	Paco Sanchez
Juan Fernández	...	Victor Menandez
Teresa Crespo	...	Elena Hernandez
Brian Markinson	...	Calley
John Hawkes	...	Harvey Cassler

Storyline

Streetwise, tough cop "Nails" Niles and his partner are lured into a deathtrap from which only Niles survives. Obsessed with finding his partner's murderer, Niles burrows deep into the underground of the L. A. crime scene to find the guilty parties at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

neo noir | partner | tough cop | drugs | organized crime | 

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Taglines:

A Good Cop ... With a Few Bad Habits!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 July 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Cop sieht rot

Filming Locations:

646 S Main St, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empress Productions Inc., Empress Productions, Viacom

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dennis Hopper had karate training and did lots of weightlifting to get into serious shape for this physical challenging role.

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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

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Soundtracks

She Was My Harbor (Never Ending Sea)
Written and Performed by Brian Jess
Courtesy of Billy Dior Productions

User Reviews

I really enjoyed it but....

Its every single cop movie cliche in existence...but Dennis Hopper is pure entertainment here. The plot is Hopper's trying to get the guys who kill his partner in the first five minutes of the movie. There's apparently a hundred plus bad guys that Hopper has to go thru in order to find the responsible party. Along the way, you get to see Hopper do thinks like: he puts a bad guy's head into a big huge bowl of shrimp that he's gobbling down, at another point he runs to catch a bad guy who's climbed onto the back of an escaping truck and of course Hopper catches him and pulls him off the truck and beats the crap out of him. Oh and there's the scene where attacked by drive by gunfire while in the bathtub with his dog Hopper grabs his gun and runs out of his house after the bad guy while stark raving nude. (shrugs) I had fun watching it. Its a very enjoyable hour and a half if you like Hopper. (and who doesn't like Hopper come on now!!!) Also Keith David is in it and the end credits song is by Eddie Money! How can you go wrong??? You can't--He's Nails!!!!