BEST SELLERÂ (18)
D: John Flynn
Orion/Hemdale (Carter de Haven)
USA 🇺🇸 1987
110 mins
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Crime/Thriller
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W: Larry Cohen
DP: Fred Murphy
Ed: David Rosenbloom
Mus: Jay Ferguson
PD: Gene Rudolf
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James Woods (Cleve), Brian Dennehy (Dennis Meechum), Victoria
Tennant (Roberta Gillian), Allison Balson (Holly Meechum), Paul Shenar (David Madlock), George Coe (Graham)
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I've always thought James Woods was a very underrated actor
& his performance in this movie is amongst his very best.
He plays a hitman who teams up with cop-turned-author to blow
the whistle on his politician former-boss and his company formed with stolen funds.
It's not your typical buddy-buddy picture, in fact, it's the
very opposite. Woods is not a pleasant person, whilst his "partner" Brian Dennehy is whiter than white.
A
surprisingly good thriller from the pen of Larry Cohen, best known for writing schlock horror movies of the early 80's.         Â
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6/10