An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Cinematography
New Orleans humidity practically drips off the screen—sticky, gorgeous noir.
Acting
Kim Basinger walks the razor's edge between victim and femme fatale.
Direction
Richard Pearce brings documentary grit to steamy genre thrills.
Director
Richard Pearce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gere and Basinger's chemistry was reportedly ice-cold off-set, which somehow makes their on-screen friction more electric.
Shot during New Orleans' actual 1985 heat wave—production couldn't afford AC for cast, so the misery you see is documentary real.
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