Overview
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
71/100
Key crew
- Walter HillDirector
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Walter HillWriter
- Roger SpottiswoodeWriter
- Larry GrossWriter
- Steven E. de SouzaWriter
Cast
- Nick NolteJack Cates
- Eddie MurphyReggie Hammond
- Annette O'TooleElaine
- Frank McRaeHaden
- James RemarAlbert Ganz
- David Patrick KellyLuther
- Sonny LandhamBilly Bear
- Brion JamesBen Kehoe
- Kerry ShermanRosalie, Hostage Girl
- Jonathan BanksAlgren
- James KeaneVanzant
- Tara KingFrizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk
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Themes
prisonsan francisco, californiaknifepartnerrevengeconvictbuddy coptough copfake fightdysfunctional relationshipabsurdamused