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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 78% of the 1,024 1990s action movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
498 audience votes
Key crew
- John BadhamDirector
- Arthur B. RubinsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel PyneScreenplay
- Lem DobbsScreenplay
Cast
- Michael J. FoxNick Lang
- James WoodsJohn Moss
- Stephen LangParty Crasher
- Annabella SciorraSusan
- John CapodiceGrainy
- Luis GuzmánPooley
- LL Cool JBilly
- Mary MaraChina
- Delroy LindoCaptain Brix
- Conrad RobertsWitherspoon
- Christina RicciBonnie
- Penny MarshallAngie
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Themes
dual identityundercover agentpoliceidentitydetectiverole reversalmovie starbuddy copmanhattan, new york city
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