Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie.
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
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Character
Classical in form, earnest, unpretentious and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Clint EastwoodNick Pulovski
- Charlie SheenDavid Ackerman
- Raúl JuliáStrom
- Sonia BragaLiesl
- Tom SkerrittEugene Ackerman
- Lara Flynn BoyleSarah
- Xander BerkeleyBlackwell
- Coleby LombardoDavid's brother
- Pat DuValInterrogator #1
- Mara CordayInterrogator #2
Crew
- Clint EastwoodDirector
- Scott SpiegelScreenplay
- Boaz YakinScreenplay
- Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
- Lennie NiehausOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoxEditor
- Steven SiebertProducer
- David ValdesProducer
- Howard G. KazanjianProducer
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