Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 09/04/1998(USA)
Release Date: 11/24/1998
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
This noir crime drama set in Arizona and updated for post-modern sensibilities is similar in tone to other hip B-movie homages such as
Bad Lieutenant (1992),
Pulp Fiction (1994) and the previous year's award winning
L.A. Confidential (1997).
Ray Liotta stars as Phoenix police detective Harry Collins, a good-hearted cop with an understanding bartender (
Anjelica Huston) and a gambling problem that's gotten him $32,000 in debt to a bookie, Chicago (
Tom Noonan). Although Chicago offers to forgive Harry's debt in exchange for a murder, and Harry's crooked partner Mike (
Anthony LaPaglia) offers to kill Chicago, Harry refuses their generosity, insisting that he will never welsh on a bet or betray a friend. Instead, Harry devises a plan to rip off a sleazy loan shark and strip club owner, Louie (
Giancarlo Esposito) with the help of Mike and two fellow corrupt cops, James (
Daniel Baldwin) and Fred (
Jeremy Piven).
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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