Spenser Confidential (2020)

When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals.

Director:

Peter Berg

Writers:

Sean O'Keefe (screenplay by), Brian Helgeland (screenplay by)

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Wahlberg	...	Spenser
Winston Duke	...	Hawk
Alan Arkin	...	Henry
Iliza Shlesinger	...	Cissy Davis
Michael Gaston	...	Captain Boylan
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Driscoll
Marc Maron	...	Wayne Cosgrove
James DuMont	...	Bentwood
Post Malone	...	Squeeb (as Austin Post)
Colleen Camp	...	Betty
Hope Olaidé Wilson	...	Letitia
Kip Weeks	...	Macklin
Brandon Scales	...	Terrence Graham
Ayana Brown	...	Federal Agent Burton
Dustin Tucker	...	Federal Agent Fingle

Storyline

Spenser (Mark Wahlberg) - an ex-cop better known for making trouble than solving it - just got out of prison and is leaving Boston for good. But first he gets roped into helping his old boxing coach and mentor, Henry (Alan Arkin), with a promising amateur. That's Hawk (Winston Duke), a brash, no-nonsense MMA fighter convinced he'll be a tougher opponent than Spenser ever was. When two of Spenser's former colleagues turn up murdered, he recruits Hawk and his foul-mouthed ex-girlfriend, Cissy (Iliza Shlesinger), to help him investigate and bring the culprits to justice. Inspired by Robert B. Parker's Wonderland, a best-selling novel by Ace Atkins.

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Plot Keywords:

based on series of novels | based on tv series | innocent cop framed | ex con | ex cop | 

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Taglines:

The Law Has Limits. They Don't.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language throughout and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the tv-series Spenser: For Hire (1985-1988), Mark Wahlberg's and Winston Duke's characters were played by Robert Urich and Avery Brooks, respectively. Avery Brooks starred opposite Wahlberg in The Big Hit (1998).

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Goofs

In the news clippings at the end, there is a typo in the lead that announces local heroes busting dirty cops, namely an extra 'and': "a former police officer and an and amateur boxer."

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Quotes

Hawk: [Spenser rams through a group of bad guys in the Black Betty big rig] This is your plan?
Spenser: My plan only went as far as the entrance, okay?

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Connections

Remake of Spenser: For Hire (1985)

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Soundtracks

Feels Like the First Time
Written by Mick Jones (as Michael L. Jones)
Performed by Foreigner
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Why did they diverge from the story line?

I liked the movie but I can't understand why they changed the story line from the wonderful Spenser series written by Robert Parker. Spenser and Hawk are amazing characters why change that? Why change Susan, Spenser's beau and psychologist into Cissy the dog groomer? Where's Belson? Why is Pearl a basset hound and not a golden retriever? I think they should have just named the movie Confidential and changed all of the characters names which would have made the movie more credible.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spenser Confidential

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Netflix, Original Film, Closest to the Hole Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1