Downtown (1990)
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34% of users liked it
(1,145 ratings)
When suburban police officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) angers a wealthy, influential citizen by stopping him for a traffic violation, he finds himself transferred to the city's worst precinct. Struggling to adapt to his new inner-city surroundings, Kearney must deal with his gruff new… More When suburban police officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) angers a wealthy, influential citizen by stopping him for a traffic violation, he finds himself transferred to the city's worst precinct. Struggling to adapt to his new inner-city surroundings, Kearney must deal with his gruff new partner, Dennis Curren (Forest Whitaker), as the two attempt to break up a crime ring. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Benjamin
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 12, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
About as much fun as having your car stolen.
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Clint Morris, Film Threat
Time to COP a good gigglefest
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Blandly familiar tale of mismatched cops on the streets of Philadelphia.
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Cast
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Anthony Edwards
as Alex Kearney
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Forest Whitaker
as Dennis Curren
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Penelope Ann Miller
as Lori Mitchell
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Joe Pantoliano
as White
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David Clennon
as Jerome Sweet
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Art Evans
as Henry Coleman
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Kimberly Scott
as Christine Curren
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Rick Aiello
as Mickey Witlin
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Roger Aaron Brown
as Lt. Sam Parral
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Ron Canada
as Lowell Harris
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Wanda De Jesus
as Luisa Diaz
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Frank McCarthy
as Inspector Ben Glass
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Wren T. Brown
as Uniformed Cop
- Robert Buckingham
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Burton Collins
as Tony
- Michael Colyar
- James Craven
- Vincent Curto
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Def Jef
as Street-Corner Rapper
- Sonia Jackson
- Homeselle Joy
- Billy Kane
- Stefanos Miltsakakis
- Glenn Plummer
- Michael Pniewski
- J.W. Smith
- Ron Taylor
- Ted White
- Óscar Ladoire
- Ryan McWhorter
- Minnie Lindsay
