Out for Justice (1991)

19% of critics liked it
(21 reviews)
56% of users liked it
(20,180 ratings)

Steven Seagal plays a good if troubled man living in a corrupt world (sound familiar yet?) in this action drama. Gino Felino (Seagal) is a cop who grew up in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood, and while many of his old friends now live on the other side of the law, he retains a fierce loyalty to the… More Steven Seagal plays a good if troubled man living in a corrupt world (sound familiar yet?) in this action drama. Gino Felino (Seagal) is a cop who grew up in a tough Brooklyn neighborhood, and while many of his old friends now live on the other side of the law, he retains a fierce loyalty to the community. When his partner, a friend since childhood, is murdered -- in broad daylight, and in clear view of his wife and children -- Gino is assigned to investigate, and he soon learns that the shooter was Richie Madano (William Forsythe), his life-long nemesis and now a low-level wise guy with an addiction to crack. Gino swings into action to bring Richie to justice, though he discovers that he's not the first in line -- the Don who oversees Richie's crew is appalled by this crime, and Gino has to bring Richie in before the Mafia can put a bullet in his head. Out for Justice also features Jerry Orbach, Jo Champa, and Gina Gershon; keep an eye peeled for John Leguizamo and Julianna Margulies in small roles. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: John Flynn
Written By: David Lee Henry
Genres: Action & Adventure

In Theaters: Apr 12, 1991 Wide
On DVD: May 18, 1999
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

Variety Staff, Variety
Out for Justice harbors an incredibly simple vengeance plot loaded with enough macho sadism to satiate the action genre's bloodthirsty fans.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
As a courtesy to his many fans, the ponytailed action hero Steven Seagal not only attacks sleaze but also goes out of his way to examine it.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
This is Old Jack City, a place where better actors and directors have taken us frequently in the last year. This particular trip seems unnecessary.
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Out for Justice only real weakness is Seagal himself.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...a modicum more action and humor than most films of this kind. That doesn't improve it much, but it is watchable. (HD-DVD Edition)
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
If you're into this kind of thing, it works. If you're looking for a good crime flick, Scorsese it's not.
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
One of Seagal's few decent bonecrunchers thanks to good direction by the underrated John Flynn (The Outfit, Rolling Thunder, Best Seller).
Charlotte O'Sullivan, Time Out
If you cut the beatings, you wouldn't be left with much.
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
Ewww! Stinky...
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Seagal's usual shoot-'em-up
Dragan Antulov, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Entertaining.
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Seagal may be a success, but I'm just grateful he only makes one movie a year.
Ted Prigge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
It's so stupid that it's boring.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Tsubaki S

Seagal's accent will give you nightmares, but the violence was a thing of beauty. The bar scene deserves a monument.
Derek D

Typical Seagal early-90's movie with veteran actor John Forsythe as the bad guy this time and Gina Gershon and the late Jerry Orbach bringing up the rear in co-starring roles. this one is right up there with his best movies.
Michael G

I remember Forsythe being very entertaining but Seagal needs to go away.
Dean M

Steven Seagal hunts his criminal enemy like hell.
Lee K

I cant believe the gems i find at wal-mart lately. I found this on blu ray for 14.99 and i had to have it! Definatly my favorite of Seagal's career. Great performance by William Forsythe, I simply love it when he plays a bad guy if you will. If you ever get chance to see the… More
I cant believe the gems i find at wal-mart lately. I found this on blu ray for 14.99 and i had to have it! Definatly my favorite of Seagal's career. Great performance by William Forsythe, I simply love it when he plays a bad guy if you will. If you ever get chance to see the movie Stone Cold which is an older one that i cant seem to find on dvd, by all means do it revolves around an undercover officer going undercover in a motorcycle gang called the brotherhood. William Forsythe is the villain in that one as well. Well i just need to find Under Siege and Marked For Death on blu ray and then my Seagal collection will be complete.
alan j

Segal proves his worth as one bad mutha you dont wanna mess with...skilled in hand to hand combat...this series is cliched and formula to the T, but still fun and entertaining..just don't think too deeply
Adam M

Just one of those typical Segal movies where there's a bunch of bad guys that have done something bad so that Steve can go kick some ass and talk about how bad he had it growing up whilst doing the "steven segal pose".Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Cast

            Steven Seagal as Gino Felino

            William Forsythe as Richie Madano

            Jerry Orbach as Det. Ronnie Donziger

            Jo Champa as Vicky Felino

            Shareen J. Mitchell as Laurie Lupo

            Sal Richards as Frankie

            Gina Gershon as Patti Madano

            Jay Acovone as Bobby Arms

            Pamela Baker
            
            John Toles-Bey as King

            Dominic Chianese as Mr. Madono

            Carl Ciarfalio as Paulie

            Nicky Corello as Joey Dogs

            Raymond Cruz as Hector

            Anthony De Sando as Vinnie Madono

            Nick Dimitri as Bartender

            Thomas F. Duffy as O'Kelly

            Jorge Gil as Chas the Chair

            Robert La Sardo as Bochi

            Joe Lala as Vermeer

            John Leguizamo as Boy in Alley

            Vera Lockwood as Mrs. Madono

            Julianna Margulies as Rico

            Craig Pinkard
            
            Larry Romano as Sales Clerk

            Gianni Russo as Sammy

            Joe Spataro as Bobby Lupo

            Julie Strain as Roxanne Ford

            Jerry Strivelli as Frankie's Bodyguard

            Shannon Whirry as Terry Malloy

            Diane Peterson as Woman in Car

            Sue Swan
            
            Charles Guardino as Waiter
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