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Downtown

"When you pound this beat, it pounds you back."

1990-01-12 Action 1hr 36m

Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.

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Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.

  • Released
    1990-01-12
  • Revenue
    $2,346,150
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 36m
  • Genre
    Action, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.7
  • Production
    20th Century Fox

Crew

Richard Benjamin
Director
Nat Mauldin
Writer
Charles H. Maguire
Producer
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Cast

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards
Alex Kearney
Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker
Dennis Curren
Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller
Lori Mitchell
Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano
White
David Clennon

David Clennon
Jerome Sweet
Art Evans

Art Evans
Henry Coleman
Rick Aiello

Rick Aiello
Mickey Witlin
Wanda De Jesus

Wanda De Jesus
Luisa Diaz
Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown
Lt. Sam Parral
Ron Canada

Ron Canada
Lowell Harris
Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy
Inspector Ben Glass
Kimberly Scott

Kimberly Scott
Christine Curren
Ryan McWhorter

Ryan McWhorter
Ephraim Cain
Danuel Pipoly

Danuel Pipoly
Skip Markowitz
Maurice Hill

Maurice Hill
Man with Dog
Gwen E. Davis

Gwen E. Davis
Gloria Anderson
Stefanos Miltsakakis

Stefanos Miltsakakis
Wayne
Homeselle Joy

Homeselle Joy
Minnie

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2019-04-03

Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelph... read more

Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelphia. Unfortunately his adherence to the rules lands him in trouble with his chiefs after he tries to arrest an important businessman who has long standing police connections. When his side of the story is not believed, he is given the choice of suspension or a transfer to downtown. Choosing the transfer, Kearney isn't quite prepared for just how dangerous and crime filled downtown actually is. Worse still, his new tough no nonsense partner positively hates him! It's churlish to suggest that Downtown is merely a cash in of the buddy buddy inter racial cop movies, that, as we know, were made viable entertainment fare by the likes of Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop. Starring Forest Whitaker (Dennis Curren) and Anthony Edwards (Alex Kearney), Downtown is as much about a fish out of water scenario than it is polar opposite cops working together. With both things dovetailing together to create an engaging actioner that's worth the time of those who are stuck for something light to watch. Suffering a touch in the last finale due to an inevitable mawkish character strand, some minor irks stop this from reaching greater heights, chiefly that David Clennon's barely grumpy villain is just not strong enough for some dramatic heft. However, there's some genuinely funny scenes between Edwards and Whitaker, the action set-pieces are well staged and thus Downtown gets most of the genre's requisites right. Nice Nice support comes from Joe Pantoliano as a bizarre looking hit-man and Penelope Ann Miller as Kearney's fraught girlfriend, Lori Mitchell. 6.5/10

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A Review by John Chard

Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelphia. Unfortunately his adherence to the rules lands him in trouble with his chiefs after he tries to ...

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A Review by John Chard 7

Written by John Chard on 2019-04-03

Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelphia. Unfortunately his adherence to the rules lands him in tr...

read more