Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair of screenwriters across the hall keep bugging him for help. The superintendent of his building is stabbed by hoodlums hired by his own rebellious daughter. To top it off, a sexually aggressive chiropractor may just be Ray's undoing.
Acting
Denis Leary's self-loathing has never been more perfectly cast.
Writing
DiCillo threads multiple absurd plots with surprising grace.
Direction
Indie veteran brings lived-in NYC texture to cop satire.
Director
Tom DiCillo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DiCillo wrote this during his own career frustration after Living in Oblivion's commercial struggles.
The 5.4 rating is a crime—this bombed in post-9/11 fall 2001 when cop comedies felt suddenly wrong.
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