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Nick Nolte
Jack Cates
Eddie Murphy
Reggie Hammond
Annette O'Toole
Elaine
Frank McRae
Haden
James Remar
Albert Ganz
David Patrick Kelly
Luther
Sonny Landham
Billy Bear
Brion James
Ben Kehoe
Kerry Sherman
Rosalie, Hostage Girl
Jonathan Banks
Algren
James Keane
Vanzant
Tara King
Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk
Greta Blackburn
Lisa, Blonde Hooker
Margot Rose
Casey
Denise Crosby
Sally
Olivia Brown
Candy
Todd Allen
Young Cop
Bill Dearth
Thin Cop
Ned Dowd
Big Cop
Jim Haynie
Old Cop
Jack Thibeau
Detective
Jon St. Elwood
Plainclothes Man
Clare Torao
Ruth
Sandy Martin
Policewoman
Matt Landers
Bob
Peter Jason
Cowboy Bartender
Bill Cross
First Cop
Chris Mulkey
Second Cop
Marcelino Sánchez
Parking Lot Attendant
Bennie E. Dobbins
Road Gang Guard
Walter Scott
Road Gang Guard
W.T. Zacha
Road Gang Guard
Loyd Catlett
Prison Guard
B. G. Fisher
Prison Guard
Reid Cruickshanks
Prison Guard
R. D. Call
Duty Sergeant
Brenda Venus
Hooker
Gloria Gifford
Hooker
Nick Dimitri
Torchy's Patron
John Dennis Johnston
Torchy's Patron
Rock A. Walker
Torchy's Patron
Dave Moordigian
Gas Station Attendant
J. Wesley Huston
Security Guard
Gary Pettinger
Cop with Gun
Marquerita Wallace
Bar Girl
Angela Robinson Witherspoon
Bar Girl
Jack Lightsy
Bartender
John Hauk
Henry Wong
Bob Yanez
Interrogator
Clint Smith
Leroy
Luis Contreras
Gang Member
Suzanne M. Regard
Cowgirl Dancer
Ola Ray
Vroman's Dancer
Bjaye Turner
Vroman's Dancer
Begonya Plaza
Indian Hooker

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Mon Apr 22 2019

You switch from an armed robber to a pimp, you're all set. A hard as nails cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down an escaped convict cop killer. The mismatched buddy buddy formula exploded onto the screen here in a ball of violence, profanity and pin sharp one liners. It also launched Eddie Murphy into 1980s stardom. Directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte alongside Murphy as part of an electrifying black and white double act, it's unrelenting in pace and bad attitude. It could have been so different though, with t...