It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it!
Two detectives observe an escaped convict's ex-girlfriend, but complications set in when one of them falls for her.
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Classical in form, resolved, effortless and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Richard DreyfussDet. Chris Lecce
- Emilio EstevezDet. Bill Reimers
- Madeleine StoweMaria McGuire
- Aidan QuinnRichard "Stick" Montgomery
- Dan LauriaDet. Phil Coldshank
- Forest WhitakerDet. Jack Pismo
- Earl BillingsCapt. Giles
- Jackson DaviesFBI Agent Lusk
- Ian TraceyCaylor Reese
- Denalda WilliamsFarol Bernie
Crew
- John BadhamDirector
- Jim KoufScreenplay
- John SealeDirector of Photography
- Arthur B. RubinsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Michael RippsEditor
- Tom RolfEditor
- John BadhamProducer
- Jim KoufProducer
- Cathleen SummersProducer
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