A veteran detective is assigned a rookie partner after his previous partner is killed by a car theft gang. He is determined to apprehend those responsible for his friend's death but his new partner isn't really up to the task.
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Cast verified as complete
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Nick Pulovski
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| Charlie Sheen | ... |
David Ackerman
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| Raul Julia | ... |
Strom
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| Sonia Braga | ... |
Liesl
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| Tom Skerritt | ... |
Eugene Ackerman
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| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... |
Sarah
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Lt. Rayd Garcia
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| Marco Rodríguez | ... |
Loco Martinez
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Pete Randall | ... |
Cruz
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| Donna Mitchell | ... |
Laura Ackerman
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Ken Blackwell
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| Tony Plana | ... |
Morales
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| David Sherrill | ... |
Max
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| Hal Williams | ... |
Powell
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| Lloyd Nelson | ... |
Freeway Motorist
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Pat DuVal | ... |
Interrogator #1
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| Mara Corday | ... |
Interrogator #2
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Jerry Schumacher | ... |
Interrogator #3
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| Matt McKenzie | ... |
Wang
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| Joel Polis | ... |
Lance
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Rodger LaRue | ... |
Maitre'D
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| Robert Dubac | ... |
Waiter
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Anthony Charnota | ... |
Romano
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| Jordan Lund | ... |
Bartender
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| Paul Ben-Victor | ... |
Little Felix
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Jeanne Mori | ... |
Connie Ling
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Anthony Alexander | ... |
Alphonse
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Paul Butler | ... |
Captain Hargate
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Seth Allen | ... |
David as a Child
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Coleby Lombardo | ... |
David's Brother
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Roberta Vasquez | ... |
Heather Torres
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| Joe Farago | ... |
Anchorman
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| Robert Harvey | ... |
Whalen
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Nick Ballo | ... |
Vito
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Jay Boryea | ... |
Sal
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Marylou Kenworthy | ... |
Receptionist
(as Mary Lou Kenworthy)
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George Orrison | ... |
Detective Orrison
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| James W. Gavin | ... |
Aerial Coordinator / Pilot
(as James Gavin)
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Thomas H. Friedkin | ... |
Pilot
(as Thomas Friedkin)
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Craig Hosking | ... |
Pilot
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Joe Casino | ... |
Onlooker (uncredited)
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| Kyle Eastwood | ... |
Band Member at Ackerman's House Party (uncredited)
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| Nick Fenske | ... |
Bell Boy (uncredited)
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| Caron Strong | ... |
Mechanic (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clint Eastwood | ||
Written by
| Boaz Yakin | ... | (written by) & |
| Scott Spiegel | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Howard G. Kazanjian | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Steven Siebert | ... | producer (produced by) |
| David Valdes | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Lennie Niehaus | ||
Cinematography by
| Jack N. Green | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Joel Cox | ||
Editorial Department
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Michael Cipriano | ... | assistant film editor |
Casting By
| Phyllis Huffman | ||
Production Design by
| Judy Cammer | ||
| Ken Kaufman | ||
Art Direction by
| Ed Verreaux | ||
Set Decoration by
| Daniel Loren May | ||
Makeup Department
| Susan Germaine | ... | hair stylist |
| Ralph Gulko | ... | makeup artist |
| Michael Hancock | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| David Valdes | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Matt Earl Beesley | ... | first assistant director |
| Frank Capra III | ... | key second assistant director |
| D. Scott Easton | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| George Fortmuller | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Buddy Van Horn | ... | second unit director |
| Jeffrey Wetzel | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Edward Aiona | ... | property master |
| John Berger | ... | set designer |
| Randy Bostic | ... | swing gang |
| Tom Cranham | ... | illustrator |
| Edward Espinosa | ... | swing gang |
| Walt Hadfield | ... | construction coordinator (as Walton D. Hadfield) |
| Casey Hallenbeck | ... | lead man |
| Rich Hobaica | ... | assistant property master |
| Kelly Hudson | ... | stand-by painter |
| Steven Curtis Husch | ... | swing gang (as Steven Husch) |
| Dawn Snyder | ... | set designer |
| Barbara Anne Bock | ... | art crew (uncredited) |
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
| John Sweeney | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Bub Asman | ... | sound editor |
| Virginia Cook-McGowan | ... | sound editor |
| Michael Evje | ... | sound mixer |
| Les Fresholtz | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Robert G. Henderson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| David Horton Jr. | ... | foley editor (as David L. Horton Jr.) |
| David Horton Sr. | ... | sound editor (as David M. Horton Sr.) |
| Michael Jiron | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Brent Johnson | ... | cable person |
| Donald F. Johnson | ... | sound mixer |
| Godfrey Marks | ... | adr editor |
| Darrin Martin | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Alan Robert Murray | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Jayme S. Parker | ... | sound editor (as Jayme Parker) |
| Vern Poore | ... | re-recording mixer |
| James Simcik | ... | adr editor |
| Mychal Smith | ... | boom operator |
| Brooke Henderson Ward | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Rosemarie Wheeler | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Marshall Winn | ... | sound editor |
| Butch Wolf | ... | foley editor |
| John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Jan Aaris | ... | special effects |
| Wayne Edgar | ... | special effects |
| John Frazier | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Rocky Gehr | ... | special effects foreman |
| Richard L. Hill | ... | special effects (as Rick Hill) |
| Bruce Y. Kuroyama | ... | special effects |
| Patrick Lee | ... | special effects |
| Richard Lopez | ... | special effects |
| Gary Monak | ... | special effects |
| Robert Phillips | ... | special effects |
| Steve Riley | ... | special effects |
| Paul Ryan | ... | special effects |
| Harold Selig | ... | special effects |
| A.J. Thrasher | ... | special effects |
| Frank Toro | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Ken Kaufman | ... | visual effects producer |
Stunts
| John Alden | ... | stunts |
| Bobby Aldridge | ... | stunts |
| Robert Apisa | ... | stunts |
| John Ashby | ... | stunts |
| Perry Barndt | ... | stunts |
| Gary Baxley | ... | stunts |
| Sandy Berumen | ... | stunts |
| Simone Boisseree | ... | stunts |
| Brad Bovee | ... | stunts |
| Eddie Braun | ... | stunts |
| Kathy Brock | ... | stunts |
| Troy Brown | ... | stunts |
| Brian Burrows | ... | stunts |
| Phil Chong | ... | stunts |
| Carl Ciarfalio | ... | stunts |
| Roydon Clark | ... | stunts |
| Chuck Courtney | ... | stunts |
| Charles Croughwell | ... | stunts |
| Phil Culotta | ... | stunts |
| David D. Darling | ... | stunts |
| Jani D. Davis | ... | stunts |
| Deborah A. Discoe | ... | stunts |
| Richard L. Duran | ... | stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | ... | stunts |
| Jeannie Epper | ... | stunts |
| Kurtis Epper | ... | stunts |
| Stephanie Epper | ... | stunts |
| Donna Evans | ... | stunts |
| Frank Ferrara | ... | stunts |
| Cindy Folkerson | ... | stunts |
| Steve Geray | ... | stunts |
| Andree Gibbs | ... | stunts |
| Al Goto | ... | stunts |
| William Shane Grisco | ... | stunts |
| Orwin C. Harvey | ... | stunts |
| Eddie Hice | ... | stunts |
| Rick Hill | ... | stunts |
| Larry Holt | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Imada | ... | stunts |
| Steven D. Ito | ... | stunts |
| Terry Jackson | ... | stunt double: Clint Eastwood |
| Dean Jeffries | ... | stunts |
| Gary Jensen | ... | stunts |
| Wayne King | ... | stunts |
| Walt La Rue | ... | stunts |
| William T. Lane | ... | stunts |
| Terry Leonard | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Will Leong | ... | stunts |
| Clay M. Lilley | ... | stunts |
| Carey Loftin | ... | stunts |
| Cotton Mather | ... | stunts |
| Michael Maurer | ... | stunts |
| Matt McColm | ... | stunts |
| Mike H. McGaughy | ... | stunts |
| Cole S. McKay | ... | stunts |
| John Meier | ... | stunts |
| Tom Morga | ... | stunts |
| Cherée L. Nelson | ... | stunts |
| Larry Nicholas | ... | stunts |
| Donna L. Noguchi | ... | stunts |
| Jimmy Ortega | ... | stunts |
| Debi Parker | ... | stunts |
| David Perna | ... | stunts |
| Denney Pierce | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Ramsey | ... | stunts |
| Mario Roberts | ... | stunts |
| J.P. Romano | ... | stunts |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | ... | stunts |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... | stunts |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stunts |
| David Rowden | ... | stunts |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | ... | stunts |
| George A. Sack Jr. | ... | stunts |
| Ben Scott | ... | stunts |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunts |
| Alex Sharp | ... | stunts |
| Spike Silver | ... | stunts |
| Al Simon | ... | stunts |
| Russell Solberg | ... | stunts |
| Jann Steele | ... | stunts |
| Joe Stone | ... | stunts |
| R.L. Tolbert | ... | stunts |
| Buddy Van Horn | ... | stunts |
| Mike Watson | ... | stunts |
| Jim Wilkey | ... | stunts |
| Jerry Wills | ... | stunts |
| Danny Wong | ... | stunts |
| Bill Young | ... | precision driving coordinator / stunts |
| Mark Le Mon | ... | precision driver (uncredited) |
| Gary Rodriguez | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Vincent Baldino | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Vince Baldino) |
| Keith Banks | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Josh Bleibtreu | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Don Burgess | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Michael A. Chavez | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Michael Chavez) |
| Murray Close | ... | still photographer |
| Michael Ferris | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| William E. Fitch | ... | grip |
| Kelly Green | ... | second assistant camera |
| Bobby Huber | ... | key grip: second unit (as Bob Huber) |
| Jack E. McLean Jr. | ... | assistant chief lighting technician: second unit (as Jack McLean) |
| John Murphy | ... | best boy: second unit |
| Víctor Pérez | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Tony Rivetti | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Anthony J. Rivetti) |
| Rod Robertson | ... | lighting technician |
| Andy Ryan | ... | chief lighting technician: second unit |
| Mike Schwake | ... | dolly grip |
| Sidney Sidell | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jerry Sidell) |
| Bruce D. Spellman | ... | second company grip (as Bruce Spellman) |
| Scott Sproule | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Stephen St. John | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Tom Stern | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Bill Young | ... | key grip (as William C. Young) |
| Jack Anderson | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
| Richard De Witt | ... | dp intern (uncredited) |
| Peter N. Green | ... | camera department trainee (uncredited) |
| Ron Kunecke | ... | musco light operator (uncredited) |
| Bill Rustic | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Judith Bouley | ... | casting: San Jose atmosphere |
| Nadene Katz | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Deborah Hopper | ... | costume supervisor: women |
| Robert Stewart | ... | costumer: men |
| Pat Trbovich | ... | costumer: women (as Patricia Ann Trbovich) |
| Glenn Wright | ... | costume supervisor: men |
Location Management
| Laura Brown | ... | assistant location manager |
| Antoinette Levine | ... | location manager |
| Cheryl Meier | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Robert Fernandez | ... | score mixer |
| Donald Harris | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lloyd Nelson | ... | script supervisor |
| Ray Quiroz | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
Transportation Department
| Keith Dillin | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ray Holmgren | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Randy Luna | ... | transportation captain |
| Robert Suer | ... | picture car coordinator: second unit (as Rob Suer) |
| Jacek Wysocki | ... | transportation captain: second unit |
| Nicholas Rich | ... | auto transport driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Marco Barla | ... | unit publicist |
| Joe Bernier | ... | production assistant |
| Marguerite P. Condon | ... | production office assistant |
| Thomas H. Friedkin | ... | pilot |
| James W. Gavin | ... | aerial coordinator / pilot |
| Craig Hosking | ... | pilot |
| David R. Lawson | ... | first aid |
| Michael Maurer | ... | production accountant |
| Willie Radcliff | ... | craft service |
| Melissa Rooker | ... | assistant: Mr. Eastwood |
| Tom Rooker | ... | assistant: Mr. Eastwood |
| Kerry Rossall | ... | stand-in |
| Karen Shaw | ... | production secretary |
| Jackson Sousa | ... | trainer: Mr. Sheen and Mrs. Braga |
| Thais Zoe | ... | production secretary: second unit |
| Ross Guidici | ... | Stand in: Charlie Sheen (uncredited) |
| James Marlowe | ... | communications coordinator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (Germany) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1994) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Sandrews (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1991) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1991) (Greece) (VHS)
- Fazer Musiikki Oy/Fazer Video (1991) (Finland) (VHS)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Varus Video (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc Clint Eastwood Prestige Collection)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2010) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- Bill Young's Precision Driving Team (stunt precision driving)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Medics at the Movies (ambulance support)
- On Tour Productions (transport/trucks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nick Pulovski (Clint Eastwood) is a cop, who is presently assigned to the auto theft division and who for the most part of his career has not done anything worthwhile. But when he discovers that a man named Strom (Raul Julia) is the brains behind a major car theft and chop shop ring, he sees this as his opportunity to do something. After his partner Powell (Hal Williams) is killed, the case is then transfered to homicide, so he is taken off the case. And he is assigned a new partner, David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen). a cop who has just recently been promoted to detective. But Pulovski feeling as if Strom is his, and decides to continue pursuing him, but Ackerman who tries to play by the rules is not sure what to do, and he is also a little afraid because of a childhood incident.
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Box Office
| Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $5,510,056, 09 Dec 1990 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This movie featured over twice as many stuntmen as it did actors and actresses. It set the world record for the biggest ratio of stuntmen to actors and actresses. Reportedly, over eighty stuntmen worked on this movie. See more » |
| Goofs | When Loco is fighting with Sarah in the living room, a crew member wearing a white t-shirt is briefly visible by the front door, as well as one in a green shirt. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Misery/Hidden Agenda/Cyrano de Bergerac (1990). See more » |
| Soundtracks | All The Things You Are See more » |
| Quotes |
Nick Pulovski:
[to Strom]
There's gotta be a hundred reasons why I don't blow you away. Right now I can't think of one. See more » |