When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop join forces to clear him. But when their investigation leads them into a maze of greed and corruption, they learn that in a town where everything is for sale, anything can happen.
Stunts
Roller coaster finale—Glickenhaus actually crashed a plane on Coney Island.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI NYC grime you can practically smell through the screen.
Acting
Sam Elliott's laconic cool vs. Weller's tightly-wound intensity—odd couple gold.
Director
James Glickenhaus
Peter Weller
Roland Dalton
Sam Elliott
Richie Marks
Patricia Charbonneau
Susan Cantrell
Antonio Fargas
Nicky 'N.C.' Carr
Blanche Baker
Gail Feinberger
John C. McGinley
Sean Phillips
Richard Brooks
Michael Jones
Jude Ciccolella
Patrick O'Leary
Thomas G. Waites
Officer Kelly
Daryl Edwards
Dr. Watson
Jos Laniado
Ruben
Henry Judd Baker
Big Leroy
Ronald Maccone
Mastrangelo
Holt McCallany
Roadblock Officer
George Loros
Officer Varelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glickenhaus financed this partly with profits from The Exterminator and insisted on shooting the plane crash practically at Coney Island, terrifying actual parkgoers.
This captures Times Square's final pre-Disneyfication moment—peep shows, grime, and genuine danger that Giuliani would soon sanitize into oblivion.
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