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Laid back cop Lt Remy McSwain (Dennis Quaid) and his partner (Ned Beatty) discover the washed up body of a Mafia hood, and attribute the death to a gangland killing. Assistant District Attorney Anne Osborne (Ellen Barkin) is called in to investigate, and lifts the lid on police corruption, getting heavily involved with McSwain whilst she's raking up the dirt.

1987 · 1h 41m
Director Jim McBride

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Laid back cop Lt Remy McSwain (Dennis Quaid) and his partner (Ned Beatty) discover the washed up body of a Mafia hood, and attribute the death to a gangland killing. Assistant District Attorney Anne Osborne (Ellen Barkin) is called in to investigate, and lifts the lid on police corruption, getting heavily involved with McSwain whilst she's raking up the dirt.

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Average 7.5
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Fresh 34
Rotten 4

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Studio
Lionsgate
Released
1987
Run Time
1 hr 41 min
Rated
R-16
Region of Origin
United States
© 1986 Icon Film Distribution Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
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English (AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.