A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode.
When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.
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Grave, earnest, relentless and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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Cast
- William L. PetersenRichard Chance
- Willem DafoeRick Masters
- John PankowJohn Vukovich
- Debra FeuerBianca Torres
- John TurturroCarl Cody
- Dean StockwellBob Grimes
- Darlanne FluegelRuth Lanier
- Michael GreeneJim Hart
- Steve JamesJeff Rice
- Robert Downey Sr.Thomas Bateman
Crew
- William FriedkinDirector
- Gerald PetievichScreenplay
- William FriedkinScreenplay
- Gerald PetievichNovel
- Robby MüllerDirector of Photography
- Nick FeldmanOriginal Music Composer
- Jack HuesOriginal Music Composer
- M. Scott SmithEditor
- Irving H. LevinProducer
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Pairings
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Class of '09 202371% alikeSeries · Both grave, earnest.
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