Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker, Daryl Edwards
A public defender (Peter Weller) is torn between doing the right thing and fattening his wallet when he's offered big bucks to defend a scumbag drug dealer who shot a crooked cop. Ultimately, his cons...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 15, 1998
Stats: 51 reviews
A good old slice of 80's action! It?s one of the cheesiest film I?ve seen and is quite laughable in places, but that is all part of the magic. That ending with Sam Elliott hanging on to the wheel of an aeroplane, absolutely brilliant! It?s UK title is Blue Jean Cop, which is much...( read more)
A hilarious buddy action film with Peter Weller and Sam Elliot, fighting corruption in the police force and crazy drug thugs in New York city. Fun action sequences and dialogue keep the scenes flowing. It's a hoot to watch, feels very 1980's, and has high enough budget to keep th...( read more)
Good movie. Some of the performances could have been better but great to say it was an 80s flick
With some wonderful action scenes, some good eproformances especially from sam elliot and peter weller
a fun 80's action movie. i love it
Sam Elliot is awesome in this movie.It never comes on tv but its a good action flick
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