Impulse (1990)
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25% of critics liked it
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15% of users liked it
(63 ratings)
Actress Sondra Locke directed this visceral film noir about undercover cop Lottie Mason (Theresa Russell). A narcotics cop with the LAPD, she works a second shift at night as an undercover vice cop. Lottie works the bars and lures johns into the arms of the law. But her life is in a rut, and she… More Actress Sondra Locke directed this visceral film noir about undercover cop Lottie Mason (Theresa Russell). A narcotics cop with the LAPD, she works a second shift at night as an undercover vice cop. Lottie works the bars and lures johns into the arms of the law. But her life is in a rut, and she would love to act on impulse like the narcotics and vice personas she adopts daily on the job. During the course of her duties, she begins a romantic relationship with district attorney Stan Harris (Jeff Fahey), who gets her involved with a case he is working on against a drug lord. But Stan is too nice to her, and she bolts from his apartment and into the nearest bar. After a few slugs of whiskey, she decides that for this one time, she will play out the role as a hooker, take a john to her apartment, and take the money. A guy saddles up to her and she goes back to his house. But the man happens to be the same drug kingpin Stan is building his case against. He is soon murdered, and she is left with a dead body and a case with $900,000 in drug money. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sondra Locke
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 6, 1990 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
... was unimpressed except for the performance of Theresa Russell.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Instantly forgettable cop stuff.
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
a laugh riot -- unintentionally, of course
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Daniel Eagan, Film Journal International
Dull cop thriller set in Boston
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Cast
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Theresa Russell
as Lottie Mason
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Jeff Fahey
as Stan Harris
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George Dzundza
as Joe Morgan
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Alan Rosenberg
as Charley Katz
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Shawn Elliott
as Tony Peron
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Eli Danker
as Dimarjian
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Nicholas Mele
as Rossi
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Charles McCaughan
as Frank Munoff
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Lynne Thigpen
as Dr. Gardner
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Paul Acerno
as Junkie in Apartment
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Dan Bell
as Anson
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Paul A. Calabra
as Man with Dog
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Ron Colby
as Liquor Store Clerk
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Russell Curry
as Bartender Mills
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Tom Dahlgren
as District Attorney
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Jerry Dunphy
as TV Anchorman
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Wendy Gordon
as TV Reporter
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Elaine Kagan
as Stan's Receptionist
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Christopher Lawford
as Steve
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Jerry Martinez
as Vice Cop at Motel
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Michael McCleery
as Punk Delivering Flowers
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Cliff McLaughlin
as Munoff's Bodyguard
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Peder Melhuse
as Vice Cop at Motel
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Robert Phalen
as Coroner
- Sorin Serebe Priscopie
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Maria Rangel
as Maria
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Valente Rodriguez
as Doorman
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Mark Rolston
as Man in Bar
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Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Colombian Drug Dealer
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Douglas Rowe
as Criminologist
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Nick Savage
as Edge
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Karl Anthony Smith
as Gas Station Attendant
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Angelo Tiffe
as Luke
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Don Ruffin
as Munoff's Bodyguard
- Robert Wightman
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James Edgcomb
as Cop Behind Safe House
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David Crowley
as Trick in Car
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Daniel Quinn
as Ted Gates
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Pete Antico
as Vice Cop in Bar
