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directed by Dorothy Ann Puzo, and starring Brad Davis,

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, and

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. It was Anthony LaPaglia's film debut.

Plot

It begins when detective Johnny Modine ( Brad Davis) gets his

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celebration spoiled with the news about his father's death, which is the work of

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junkies who slashed the old man to death while robbing his store. Johnny is determined to find the person responsible and get his revenge, even if it means the end of his police career. Johnny doesn't know that the murder was actually part of a sinister revenge plot directed against him. Leader of those murderous thugs is his former friend and colleague Isaac (

) who blames Johnny for the incident that left him

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d many years ago. But before he gets to Isaac, Johnny must overcome many obstacles, including Kathy (

), an attractive but mysterious woman with a hidden agenda.

Cast

* Brad Davis as Detective Johnny Modine *

as Kathy Connors *

as Isaac "Iceman" *

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as "Cookie" *

as Dorian "Mick" Michael Duran *

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as Lieutenant Hill *

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as Rashid * Anne Haney as Anna Modine *

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as Fishman *

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as Sam Modine * Mindy Seeger as Wanda * Pat Asanti as Sergeant Yancy * James Scally as O'Reilly * Michael Warren as Eddie * John Wheeler as Mahoney * Peter DeAnello as Tito * Jesse Aragon as Gang Leader * Heidi Kozak as Gang Girl * Robert Cervi as "Tatoo" *

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as "Spooky" * Nick Savage as "T-Bone" * Jack Shea as "Spread'Em"

Home media

After the film's theatrical run, the film was released on videocassette in March 1988 by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video. On December 2, 2002,

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released the film on DVD.

References

External links

* * * 1987 films 1987 thriller films American Christmas films American police detective films CineTel Films films American thriller films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-thriller-film-stub