Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Theatrical Release: 12/07/1990(USA)
Release Date: 09/02/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 121 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
In return for
Warner Bros. greenlighting his pet project
White Hunter, Black Heart (1990),
Clint Eastwood directed and starred in this more commercial film, an action caper about a mismatched pair of auto theft cops.
Eastwood is grizzled veteran detective Nick Pulovski, who's determined to bring down the chop-shop operation being run by a pair of German crooks, Strom (
Raul Julia) and Liesl (
Sonia Braga). Although he's been officially removed from the case and partnered with a green, recently promoted detective, David Ackerman (
Charlie Sheen), the hard-drinking Nick's not about to let the car thieves get away with murder. David, in the meanwhile, is dealing with his own issues, including the death of his brother (for which he was responsible), his unhappy girlfriend Sarah (
Lara Flynn Boyle) and his estrangement from his wealthy father Eugene (
Tom Skerritt).
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide