Allison Balson, Anne Pitoniak, Brian Dennehy

This formula mystery-thriller is enlivened by the give-and-take chemistry between the tough, phlegmatic Brian Dennehy and the acid-tongued, fast-talking James Woods. Dennehy is an ex-cop turned crime ...( read more  read more... )novelist with a string of bestsellers to his credit. He is approached by Woods, who wants him to collaborate on a book about Woods's career as hit man for a prominent businessman, who has always maintained a scrubbed façade of uprightness. Though the plot becomes predictable, this Laurel-and-Hardy pairing yields unexpected treats, as a criminal teaches a former cop a thing or two about police work, not to mention literature. --Marshall Fine

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R, 95 min.

Directed by: John Flynn

Release Date: September 25, 1987

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DVD Release Date: June 4, 2002

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  • October 19, 2009
    Another underrated gem from the 80s.
  • March 23, 2007
    James Wood - intense
  • February 23, 2007
    Ingenious plot whereas the cop and assassin have a reason to keep each other alive and in the end even respect one another. Lots of violence but is not gratuitious but the mainstay of the plot. Not the usual US cop fodder. James Woods plays great baddie - usual role for Brain Den...( read more)nehy - am not a great fan but he makes the cop believable.
  • February 14, 2007
    james woods at his menacing best what else do i need to say.
  • January 21, 2007
    An extremely suspenseful movie!
  • December 10, 2006
    Weak movie. VERY WEAK
  • December 6, 2006
    I wonder what this is about, i think ill see it!
  • August 27, 2006
    good suspence action thriller..awesome..

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