Ricochet (1991)
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73% of critics liked it
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55% of users liked it
(9,985 ratings)
Ricochet, a suspenseful, exciting police thriller that loses its way at the end, is the story of a good cop whose life is destroyed by an obsessed psychotic criminal whom he sent to prison years before. Nick (Denzel Washington) is a successful happily married police officer with a distinguished… More Ricochet, a suspenseful, exciting police thriller that loses its way at the end, is the story of a good cop whose life is destroyed by an obsessed psychotic criminal whom he sent to prison years before. Nick (Denzel Washington) is a successful happily married police officer with a distinguished record. He is drugged, kidnapped and framed by Blake (John Lithgow) who has never forgiven him for arresting him years before. Nick must redeem himself both to the police force, his family and the public who had come to love and respect him. Denzel Washington is excellent in his role of the good man in an impossible situation. John Lithgow, while always interesting, is completely over-the-top as the psychotic criminal, and the film looses plausibility during an extended and highly improbable and unbelievable final chase sequence around the Watts Towers. Despite these flaws, Ricochet is an exiting suspense film with a fine performance by Washington and worth watching despite its disappointing conclusion. ~ Linda Rasmussen, Rovi
- Directed By
- Russell Mulcahy
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Oct 4, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A taut, twisty urban suspenser powered by the spring-loaded performance of Denzel Washington in his first major action role, Ricochet has a nasty streak and a tendency toward implausible excess.
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Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Mulcahy's slasher-thriller manages to be as entertaining as it is improbable and violent.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
The screenplay, by Steven E. de Souza, contains many glib, obscene wisecracks, plus the misinformation that Anna Karenina was Tolstoy's first book.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
As with other Silver-smithed projects, this one is almost frighteningly competent at bashing heads and pushing all the right buttons.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
A brutally entertaining film.
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Cast
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Denzel Washington
as Nick Styles
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John Lithgow
as Earl Talbot Blake
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Ice-T
as Odessa
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Kevin Pollak
as Larry
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Lindsay Wagner
as Priscilla Brimleigh
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Victoria Dillard
as Alice
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John Cothran Jr.
as Farris
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Josh Evans
as Kim
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John Amos
as Reverend Styles
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Marjorie Bransfeld
as Secretary
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Betty Carvalho
as Female Board Member
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Lydell M. Cheshier
as R.C.
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George Christy
as Talk Show Host
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Cylk Cozart
as Reporter
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Rick Cramer
as Jesse
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Viveka Davis
as Babysitter
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Tim De Zarn
as Skinhead
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Linda Dona
as Wanda
- Kevin Doyle
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Starletta DuPois
as Mrs. Styles
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Tom Finnegan
as Desk Sergeant
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Irene Forrest
as Cleaning Woman
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Sherman Howard
as Kiley
- Prince Hughes
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James Ishida
as Reporter
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Holly Kaplan
as Connie
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Carlos Lacamara
as Luis
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Matt Landers
as Chief Floyd
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Michele Landry
as Telethon Worker
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Susan Lentini
as Reporter
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Frank A Miller
as Parole Board Chairman
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Mark Phelan
as Prison Doctor
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Ivan E. Roth
as City Hall Worker
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John Rubinow
as ER Doctor
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Miguel Sandoval
as Vaca
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Robert Steinberg
as Reporter
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Heidi Thomas
as Reporter
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Mary Ellen Trainor
as Gail Wallens
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Leonard O. Turner
as Committee Chairman
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Jesse Ventura
as Clowalski
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Don Perry
as Book Man
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Anita Barone
as Waitress
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Lisa Hunter
as Reporter
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Lisa Nelson
as Reporter
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Albie Selznick
as Blake's Lawyer
- Robin Lippin
- Ferne Cassel
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K. Todd Freeman
as Talk Show Guest
