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Movie Description A former drug dealer trying to leave the business once and for all comes up against his best friend, a narcotics cop. Also caught in the net of suspicion is the beautiful restaurant owner with whom they're both in love. Academy Award Nominations: Best Cinematography.
Synopsis A glossy romantic thriller that explores the darker side of the fast-track '80s lifestyle. Nick Frescia gets the toughest assignment of his career when he's required to bring in his old high school buddy, a drug dealer named Dale McKussie who is trying to go straight. The conflict between the personal and professional deepens when both men fall for the same woman, a gorgeous restauranteur suspected of involvement in McKussie's drug operation.
Film Notes Color by Deluxe.
DVD Features:
Region 1 Snap Case Pan & Scan - 1.33 Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital Surround - English Dolby Digital Mono - Spanish Dolby Digital Surround - French Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1.Thom Mount - Producer Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailers Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes
Industry Reviews "...A fine place to watch [Pfeiffer] insinuate herself....[She] make[s] it her own..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly - pp.68-9 - Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...It's a movie -- among precious few these days -- where the drama and tension are concentrated in the dialogues, the words and spaces between them....An elegant movie..." Los Angeles Times - Michael Wilmington (12/11/1988)
"...Russell and Pfeiffer are particularly good..." USA Today - Mike Clark (08/04/1989)
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