''Raw Justice'' (also known as ''Good Cop, Bad Cop'' or ''Strip Girl'') is a 1994 American

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starring

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Plot

New Orleans journalist Donna Stiles (April Bogenschutz) is in her home one night, preparing to take a shower, when a man sneaks into her home and kills her. Donna's father, mayor David Stiles ( Charles Napier), calls on Donna's former fiancee, cop-turned-bounty hunter Mace (

), to stop chasing bail-jumpers and bring in the killer. Mitch McCallum (

), who once dated Donna, with disastrous results, and is now accused of the murder, insists that he is innocent. Mace has an uneasy relationship with the regular police force, especially Detective Atkins (

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). Mace tackles his mission wholeheartedly until Mitch is nearly killed by a bomb planted in his home. Mace and Mitch are ambushed and pursued; they barely escape, accompanied by Sarah (

), a hooker who witnessed the attacks and must go into hiding with Mace and Mitch. Mace threatens Bernie (

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), a bail bondsman, with a baseball bat to find out who posted Mitch's bond and wanted him killed out on the street. After Mace leaves Bernie's office, Atkins uses the same bat to beat Bernie to death, setting Mace up to be blamed for Bernie's death. Later, Mitch saves Mace from a gunman in his hotel room. Mace figures out that Mitch has been framed by Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins (

), who had Donna killed so he could steal a disc from her computer, fill it with false accusations of incest, then use the disc to blackmail Mayor Stiles into refusing to run for office again, because Jenkins is tired of playing second fiddle to Mayor Stiles. Atkins has been working for Jenkins. Jenkins admits to Mayor Stiles that Jenkins is the mastermind behind Donna's murder as Atkins pursues Mace, Mitch and Sarah across the bayou, finally cornering them in a clip joint, where Mace uses a giant dart to kill Atkins. Jenkins takes Stiles hostage and demands safe passage out of the city. Jenkins shoots Mayor Stiles in the shoulder, and a helicopter arrives for Jenkins, who releases Mayor Stiles and gets on the helicopter. Disguising himself as Jenkins's pilot, Mace parachutes to safety just before the helicopter slams into a skyscraper, causing an explosion that kills Jenkins.

Primary cast

as Mace *

as Mitch McCallum *

as Sarah *

as Detective David Atkins * Charles Napier as Mayor David Stiles *

as Deputy Mayor Bob Jenkins * Javi Mulero as Detective Gordo Garcia *

as Bernie * April Bogenschutz as Donna Stiles * Marshall Russell as Sonny * Jeanette Kontomitras as Blaze *

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as Desk Sergeant * Hal Jeansonne as Bartender Joe * David Veca as Thug #1

Production

Parts of the movie were filmed in Mobile, AL. Including the motorcycle chase between the Mace and McCallum characters through

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(which has since been mostly demolished). Pamela Anderson would later describe her simulated sex scenes as a "horrible experience". She later testified, "I was thrown around, I was scratched, I was bruised, I was bitten. I cried, I went home, I called my mother". Her experiences caused her to pull out of another film, "Hello, She Lied".

Critical attention

''Raw Justice'' received the Bronze Award at the Worldfest-Charleston in the category for dramatic theatrical films. It won under the title ''Good Cop, Bad Cop''. Glenn Kenny of

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said: ''Raw Justice, a mildly diverting item wherein Baywatch's Pamela Anderson throws caution and undergarments to the wind. Otherwise, this murder mystery is trash that knows its name, and goes about its exploitative work with breezy good humor.Kenny, Glenn '
By Entertainment Weekly
Posted Aug 19, 1994 The notable cast was the focus of other reviewers. Many found it boring. Notable excerpts of the love scenes were made available online.

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, id=raw_justice

Notes

1994 films American action thriller films Action International Pictures films Films shot in Mobile, Alabama 1994 action thriller films Films directed by David A. Prior 1990s English-language films 1990s American films