The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 74% of the 1,345 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic77/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
221 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim McBrideDirector
- Daniel Petrie Jr.Screenplay
- Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dennis QuaidRemy McSwain
- Ellen BarkinAnne Osborne
- Ned BeattyJack Kellom
- John GoodmanAndre DeSoto
- Lisa Jane PerskyMcCabe
- Ebbe Roe SmithEd Dodge
- Tom O'BrienBobby McSwain
- Charles LudlamLamar Parmentel
- Grace ZabriskieMama
- Marc LawrenceVinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
- Solomon BurkeDaddy Mention
- Gailard SartainChef Paul
Stills
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