The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 436 1980s crime movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
183 audience votes
Key crew
- Pat O'ConnorDirector
- John Patrick ShanleyWriter
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kevin KlineNick Starkey
- Susan SarandonChristine Starkey
- Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioBernadette Flynn
- Harvey KeitelPolice Commissioner Frank Starkey
- Danny AielloCaptain Vincent Alcoa
- Rod SteigerMayor Eamon Flynn
- Alan RickmanEd
- Faye GrantAlison Hawkins
- Kenneth WelshRoger Culver
- Jayne HaynesAlma
- Brian TarantinaCone
- Bruce MacVittieRip
