''One Tough Cop'' is a 1998 American
action
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crime film
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. It was directed by
Bruno Barreto
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Barreto has been making feature-length films ever since he was 17 years old and remains one of Brazil's most accomplished and pop ...
and written by Jeremy Iacone. The movie stars
Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He has appeared in the films '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Posse'' (1993), '' 8 Seconds'' (1994), ''Threesome'' (1994), ''The Usual Suspects'' ...
as the protagonist and first-person narrator
Bo Dietl
Richard A. "Bo" Dietl (born December 4, 1950) is an American retired police detective, a media personality and actor. Dietl is the founder and CEO of Beau Dietl & Associates and Beau Dietl Consulting Services.
Early life and police career
Bo ...
, a real-life
New York City
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detective
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who wrote the book that the film is based on.
Chris Penn
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costars as Dietl's partner.
Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress. She has had roles in the films ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Red Heat'' (1988), '' Showgirls'' (1995), '' Bound'' (1996), '' Face/Off'' (1997), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' Demonlover'' (2002 ...
,
Mike McGlone
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and
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American television and film actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He retu ...
also play key roles.
Plot summary
Detective Bo Dietl and his partner investigate the rape and murder of a nun. Meanwhile, Dietl learns that his partner has a gambling problem, and is in debt to
loan shark
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s.
Cast
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Stephen Baldwin
Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He has appeared in the films '' Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), '' Posse'' (1993), '' 8 Seconds'' (1994), ''Threesome'' (1994), ''The Usual Suspects'' ...
as Bo Dietl
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Chris Penn
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as Duke Finnerly
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Gina Gershon
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as Joey O'Hara
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Mike McGlone
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as Richie La Cassa
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Luis Guzmán
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as "Papi", Gunman
*
Harvey Atkin
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as Rudy
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Paul Guilfoyle
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as Frankie "Hot" Salvino
*
Victor Slezak
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as FBI Agent Burt Payne
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Amy Irving as FBI Agent Jean Devlin
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Jason Blicker
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as Philly Nose
*
Bo Dietl
Richard A. "Bo" Dietl (born December 4, 1950) is an American retired police detective, a media personality and actor. Dietl is the founder and CEO of Beau Dietl & Associates and Beau Dietl Consulting Services.
Early life and police career
Bo ...
as Detective Benny Levine
*
Frank Pellegrino as Lieutenant Frank Raggio
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Michael Rispoli
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as Lieutenant Denny Reagan
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Paul Calderón
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as Sergeant Diaz
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Jean Paul
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Jean Paul was born at Wunsiedel, in the Fichtelgebirge mountain ...
as Juano
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Larry Gilliard Jr. as Curtis Wilkins
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Philip Akin
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as Inspector Cheney
*
Nigel Bennett
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as Inspector Bassie
Reception
''One Tough Cop'' was poorly received by critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film holds a rating of 24% from 21 reviews.
References
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One Tough Cop' at the
TCM Movie Database
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1998 action thriller films
1998 films
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American police detective films
1990s English-language films
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