The read
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do. Most of the 753 1980s action movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief Harry Shannon, whose son has been killed by a mobster named Patrovina, enlists Kaminsky in a personal vendetta with a promise of reinstatement into the FBI if Patrovina is taken down. To accomplish this, he must go undercover and join Patrovina's gang.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 12 points higher than critics do.
940 audience votes
Key crew
- John IrvinDirector
- Norman WexlerScreenplay
- Tom BählerOriginal Music Composer
- Chris BoardmanOriginal Music Composer
- Albhy GalutenOriginal Music Composer
- Gary DeVoreScreenplay
Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerMark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner
- Kathryn HarroldMonique
- Sam WanamakerLuigi Patrovita
- Paul ShenarPaulo Rocca
- Robert DaviMax Keller
- Ed LauterBaker
- Darren McGavinHarry Shannon
- Joe RegalbutoMarvin Baxter
- Mordecai LawnerMarcellino
- Steven HillMartin Lamanski
- Blanche BakerAmy Kaminski
- Louise RobeyLamanski's Girl
Stills
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Shares: Mob / Mafia · Mafia & Mob · Crime
Themes
chicago, illinoissmall townshowdownundercovergangsterfbigang warcrime bossmafia bossvigilanteorganized crimeshootout