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Q & A

"When the questions are dangerous, the answers can be deadly."

1990-04-27 Action 2hr 12m

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.

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A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuses to help him.

  • Released
    1990-04-27
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    2hr 12m
  • Genre
    Action, Thriller, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Español, English
  • imdb-logo
    6.6
  • Production
    Regency Enterprises, Odyssey Distributors

Crew

Sidney Lumet
Director
Edwin Torres
Novel
Burtt Harris
Producer
Keywords:
new york city police brutality based on novel or book crime boss police corruption district attorney nypd

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Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte
Mike Brennan
Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton
Al Reilly
Armand Assante

Armand Assante
Bobby Texador
Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal
Kevin Quinn
Lee Richardson

Lee Richardson
Leo Bloomenfeld
Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán
Luis Valentin
Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton
Sam Chapman
Jenny Lumet

Jenny Lumet
Nancy Bosch
Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon
Roger Montalvo
International Chrysis

International Chrysis
Jose Malpica
Dominic Chianese

Dominic Chianese
Larry Pesch
Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino
Nick Petrone
Fyvush Finkel

Fyvush Finkel
Preston Pearlstein
Gustavo Brens

Gustavo Brens
Alfonse Segal
Martin E. Brens

Martin E. Brens
Armand Segal
Maurice Schell

Maurice Schell
Detective Zucker
Thomas Mikal Ford

Thomas Mikal Ford
Lubin
John Capodice

John Capodice
Hank Mastroangelo
Frederick Rolf

Frederick Rolf
District Attorney
Hal Lehrman

Hal Lehrman
Altshul
Gloria Irizarry

Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Bosch
Brian Neill

Brian Neill
Sylvester / Sophia
Susan Mitchell

Susan Mitchell
Flo
Drew Eliot

Drew Eliot
Magnus
Frank Raiter

Frank Raiter
Seabury
Harry Madsen

Harry Madsen
Tony Vasquez
Jerry Ciauri

Jerry Ciauri
Bruno Valli
George Kodisch

George Kodisch
Inspector Flynn
Burtt Harris

Burtt Harris
Phil
Michael A. Joseph

Michael A. Joseph
Pimp
Cynthia O'Neal

Cynthia O'Neal
Agnes Quinn
Victor Colicchio

Victor Colicchio
"After Hours" Alvarado
Anibal O. Lleras

Anibal O. Lleras
"After Hours" Patron
José Rafael Arango

José Rafael Arango
"After Hours" Patron
David Dill

David Dill
Bartender
Alex Ruiz

Alex Ruiz
Danny
Richard Solchik

Richard Solchik
Phillie
Edward Rogers III

Edward Rogers III
Jose's Apt. Detective
Junior Perez

Junior Perez
"Nancy" Captain
Javier Ríos

Javier Ríos
Boat Lover
June Stein

June Stein
A.D.A.
Rod Rodriguez

Rod Rodriguez
Carlo
Sonny Vito

Sonny Vito
Gino
Olga Merediz

Olga Merediz
Mrs. Valentin
Peter Gumeny

Peter Gumeny
Guard
Edward Rowan

Edward Rowan
Ed
Danny Darrow

Danny Darrow
Phone Investigator
José Collazo

José Collazo
Fisherman
José Alvarez

José Alvarez
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey
Bartender (uncredited)
Janis Corsair

Janis Corsair
TWA Supervisor (uncredited)
David Hummel

David Hummel
Police Officer (uncredited)
Vincent Pastore

Vincent Pastore
Man Sitting in Bar (uncredited)

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A Review by tmdb28039023 5

Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-09-10

Q & A is the third entry in Sidney Lumet’s loose trilogy about NYPD corruption, and by far the most pessimistic. While Al Pacino and Treat W... read more

Q & A is the third entry in Sidney Lumet’s loose trilogy about NYPD corruption, and by far the most pessimistic. While Al Pacino and Treat Williams are given an admittedly tough choice in Serpico and Prince of the City, here Timothy Hutton comes to learn that one man can’t make a difference after all. The ending is as frustrating to the viewers as it is to he hero, because we find out that the character’s hands were tied all along; instead of going over people’s heads and behind their backs, Al Reilly (Hutton) might as well have played ball from the get-go, which would have at least had the consolation that a low fewer people would have died in the process. In Serpico and Prince of the City, Lumet addressed corruption as a problem that one had to have the balls to attack head-on; in Q & A he seems to have given up, as if saying: "this is the way things are and there is nothing anyone can do about it" — and you know what they say about being part of the problem if you’re not part of the solution. The film is not without its pleasures, though; not surprising considering the people involved. Nick Nolte is the original Bad Lieutenant (he has two great back-to-back scenes in which he tells a scatological anecdote to the same people he is about to relate his official account of an incident wherein he shot a Puertorrican kid to death. In both instances he has the audience — his and the movie’s — eating out of the palm of his hand; needless to say, the shooting is ruled as self-defense), while Armand Assante is a precursor to Pacino’s Carlo Brigante (both Q & A and Carlito's Way are based on novels by former New York State Supreme Court Justice and author of Puerto Rican descent Edwin Torres).

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A Review by tmdb28039023

Q & A is the third entry in Sidney Lumet’s loose trilogy about NYPD corruption, and by far the most pessimistic. While Al Pacino and Treat Williams are given an admittedly tough choice in Serpico and Prince of the City, here Timothy Hutton ...

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A Review by tmdb28039023 5

Written by tmdb28039023 on 2022-09-10

Q & A is the third entry in Sidney Lumet’s loose trilogy about NYPD corruption, and by far the most pessimistic. While Al Pacino and Treat Williams are given an admittedly tough choice in Serpico and ...

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