Themes: Fish Out of Water, Class Differences, Bumbling Cops
Main Cast: Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Ann Miller, Joe Pantoliano, David Clennon
Release Year: 1989
Country: US
Run Time: 96 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
When suburban police officer Alex Kearney (Anthony Edwards) angers a wealthy, influential citizen by stopping him for a traffic violation, he finds himself transferred to the city's worst precinct. Struggling to adapt to his new inner-city surroundings, Kearney must deal with his gruff new partner, Dennis Curren (Forest Whitaker), as the two attempt to break up a crime ring. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Art Evans - Henry Coleman; Kimberly Scott - Christine Curren; Rick Aiello - Mickey Witlin; Roger Aaron Brown - Lt. Sam Parral; Ron Canada - Lowell Harris; Wanda De Jesus - Luisa Diaz; Frank McCarthy - Inspector Ben Glass; Wren T. Brown - Uniformed Cop; Robert Buckingham; Burton Collins - Tony; Michael Colyar; James Craven; Vincent Curto; Def Jef - Street-Corner Rapper; Sonia Jackson; Homeselle Joy; Billy Kane; Stefanos Miltsakakis; Glenn Plummer; Michael Pniewski; J.W. Smith; Ron Taylor; Ted White; Oscar Ladoire; Ryan McWhorter; Minnie Lindsay
Police Officer Alex Kearney (Edwards) is a patrolman in a rich plush suburb of Philadelphia until he stops an important businessman and his story of the incident is not believed. He is sent to work Downtown, the most dangerous, crime filled precinct in the city. Everyone there is sure that this 'by the book' suburb pampered cop is going to get himself and whoever is assigned as his partner, killed. Sergeant Dennis Curren (Whitaker) draws the unfortunate 'babysitting' assignment but when Alex's best friend is killed investigating a stolen car, Alex throws the book out the window tracking down the killer.
