Overview
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedPeter Hyams's 1988 thriller pairs a civilian police detective with the military colonel who was once his commanding officer, reuniting two men with a strained history when a string of murders spans both their jurisdictions. Their uneasy collaboration is further complicated by the detective's romance with the colonel's daughter. Blending action, crime, and mystery, the film mixes investigative suspense with personal friction and clashing institutions. With a MagicMovieScore of 5.8, it's suited to fans of late-1980s buddy-cop thrillers who enjoy procedural intrigue layered over a combustible relationship between two strong-willed men forced to work the same case.
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Top Cast
Sean Connery
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell
Mark Harmon
Jay Austin
Meg Ryan
Donna Caldwell
Jack Warden
Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure
Mark Blum
Arthur Peale
Dana Gladstone
Col. Paul Lawrence
Jenette Goldstein
Patti Jean Lynch
Marvin J. McIntyre
MP Zeke
363 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.13 as more ratings come in.
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Movie Info
Release Date
June 10, 1988
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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