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Two Chicago cops pose as hitmen for an undercover sting, but the operation goes horribly wrong and one of them ends up dead. The surviving detective, bristling with anger and swearing revenge, heads for New Orleans in search of the kingpin behind the killing, but his only lead is the target's girlfriend. Action thriller, starring Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, George Dzundza and Jeroen Krabbe
1986
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Richard Gere
(Actor)
.. Eddie Jillette
Kim Basinger
(Actor)
.. Michel Duval
George Dzundza
(Actor)
.. Capt Stemkowski
Jeroen Krabbe
(Actor)
.. Losado
William Atherton
(Actor)
.. Allan Deveneux
Gary Basaraba
(Actor)
.. Joe Collins
Ray Sharkey
(Actor)
.. Angles Ryan
Terry Kinney
(Actor)
.. Paul Deveneux
Richard Pearce
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Richard Gere
(Actor)
.. Eddie Jillette
Born:
August 31, 1949
in
Philadelphia
Best Known For:
Being a reluctant sex symbol.
Early-life:
Born Richard Tiffany Gere on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the second of five children. His father was an insurance salesman who moved the family to New York when Gere was a child. He originally wanted to be a musician and played in several local bands before graduating from high school. He won a gymnastics scholarship to study philosophy at the University of Massachussetts, but dropped out to pursue an acting career.
Career:
Gere gained a place with the prestigious Provincetown Players at Cape Cod. He then had a spell in New York and played the lead in a 1973 West End production of Grease. Back in the US, he was sacked from his first film, The Lords of Flatbush, which forced him to become more focused. He became a major star thanks to roles in such movies as Looking for Mr Goodbar, Days of Heaven, Yanks, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride and a big-screen version of the hit musical Chicago. Since 1978 he has been interested in Buddhism and being an active humanitarian.
Quote:
'I don't want to be a personality.'
Trivia:
He is the President of The Gere Foundation, a non-profit organisation, established in 1991 that focuses on international humanitarian issues.
Kim Basinger
(Actor)
.. Michel Duval
Born:
December 08, 1953
in
Atlanta, Georgia
Best Known For:
Her hit movies, such as LA Confidential and Nine 1/2 Weeks.
Early-life:
Born Kimila Ann Basinger on December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia, the third of five children. She has two older brothers and two younger sisters. Her father was a jazz musician, while her mother had been in several Esther Williams movies. Young Basinger was shy, and tried to boost her confidence by enrolling in ballet classes. At 16 she began winning beauty contests and as a result was snapped up by a leading modelling agency. She eventually moved to New York and, at 20, was earning $1,000 a day.
Career:
Basinger was constantly in demand throughout the 1970s, but hated modelling so began taking acting lessons and sang under the stage name Chelsea. In 1976, she moved to Los Angeles and appeared on TV, most notably in an episode of Charlie's Angels. Her movie debut came in 1981's Hard Country. She had bigger roles in Never Say Never Again, The Natural and Nine 1/2 Weeks - the latter made her a star. Basinger famously pulled out of the 1993 film Boxing Helena; the resulting court case cost her so much money that she was declared bankrupt. She won an Oscar for 1997's LA Confidential; other major projects include Batman, Wayne's World 2, The Getaway, Cellular, 8 Mile, Charlie St Cloud and Grudge Match.
Quote:
'I think any girl who comes to Hollywood with sex symbol or bombshell hanging over her has a rough road.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, she is a vegetarian and animal rights campaigner.
George Dzundza
(Actor)
.. Capt Stemkowski
Jeroen Krabbe
(Actor)
.. Losado
William Atherton
(Actor)
.. Allan Deveneux
Gary Basaraba
(Actor)
.. Joe Collins
Ray Sharkey
(Actor)
.. Angles Ryan
Terry Kinney
(Actor)
.. Paul Deveneux
Richard Pearce
(Director)
