The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.
Acting
Hopper's sweaty, bulging-vein commitment to 'unhinged' as aesthetic.
Direction
Flynn's efficient sleaze—every frame screams 'direct-to-video prestige'.
Practical Effects
Pre-CG explosions and actual LA locations before it got cleaned up.
Director
John Flynn
Dennis Hopper
Harry 'Nails' Niles
Anne Archer
Mary Niles
Tomas Milian
Pedro Herrera
Keith David
Noah Owens
Carlos Carrasco
Jose Acosta
Charles Hallahan
Bud Taylor
Jay Acovone
Capt. Evan Graham
Earl Billings
Jack Willis
Cliff DeYoung
Stambusky
Luis Antonio Ramos
Ricardo Sanchez
Raymond Cruz
Paco Sanchez
Juan Fernández
Victor Menandez
Brian Markinson
Calley
John Hawkes
Harvey Cassler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot as a theatrical feature but dumped to Showtime after test screenings—Hopper reportedly didn't care, already paid.
The last gasp of 'cops who play by their own rules' before NYPD Blue made it prestige TV. Flynn directed Rolling Thunder; he knew damaged men.
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