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| Director: | Harold Becker |
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| Writer: | Richard Price |
| Staring: |
| Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 15, 1989 |
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| Director: | Harold Becker |
| Writer: | Richard Price |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | new york city, alcohol, detective, newspaper, police, murder, serial killer, neo-noir |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $110,879,513
Budget: $19,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Al Pacino | Frank Keller |
| Ellen Barkin | Helen Cruger |
| John Goodman | Sherman |
| Michael Rooker | Terry |
| William Hickey | Frank Keller Sr. |
| Richard Jenkins | Gruber |
| Paul Calderon | Serafino |
| Gene Canfield | Struk |
| Larry Joshua | Dargan |
| John Spencer | Lieutenant |
| Christine Estabrook | Gina Gallagher / Lonelyheart |
| Barbara Baxley | Miss Allen |
| Patricia Barry | Older Woman |
| Mark Phelan | Murdered Man |
| Michael O'Neill | Raymond Brown |
| Michael Fischetti | Doorman |
| Luis Antonio Ramos | Omar Maldonado |
| Rafael Báez | Efram Maldonado |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Black Guy |
| Damien Leake | Ernest Lee |
| John Thaddeus | Tommy |
| Joshua Nelson | Willie |
| Christofer de Oni | Supermarket Manager |
| Dwayne McClary | Supermarket Cashier |
| Jacqueline Brookes | Helen's Mother |
| Thom Curley | Toastmaster |
| Fred Sanders | Cable Supervisor |
| Larry Mullane | Clipboard Guy #2 |
| Anthony Catanese | Clipboard Guy #3 |
| Thomas Wagner | Bartender |
| Manny Alfaro | Doorman |
| Brian Paul | James Mackey |
| Deborah Taylor | Tense Woman |
| Ferne Downey | Sasha |
| Nancy Beatty | Raymond Brown's Wife |
| Tony De Santis | Clipboard Guy #1 |
| Jackie Laidlaw | Yuppie Detective #1 |
| Paul Hubbard | Yuppie Detective #2 |
| James Kidnie | Surveillance Team Member |
| Bridget O'Sullivan | Sherman's Wife |
| Franz Fridal | Criminal Type |
| James O'Regan | Hallway Cop |
| Wayne Best | Hallway Cop |
| John Bourgeois | Young Cop |
| Hugh Thompson | Young Cop |
| Miranda de Pencier | Bride |
| Ty Templeton | Groom |
| Lorraine Bracco | Denice Gruber (scenes deleted) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harold Becker | Director |
| Adam Holender | Additional Photography |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts, Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Richard Price | Writer |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Rick Parker | Stunts |
| Irvin Paik | Assistant Editor |
| Trevor Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Betsy Cox | Costume Design |
| Yves Drapeau | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael E. Steele | First Assistant Director |
| Thomas J. Mack | First Assistant Director |
| Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Madeleine Henrié | Second Assistant Director |
| Bryan Charbonneau | Hairstylist |
| Irene Kent | Makeup Artist |
| Liam Kiernan | Production Assistant |
| Louis A. Stroller | Unit Production Manager |
| Horace Jordan | First Assistant Camera |
| Dorothy Precious | Production Accountant |
| Keith A. Wester | Sound Mixer |
| Rae Thurston | Gaffer |
| Randy Tambling | Grip |
| David Bretherton | Editor |
| Ronnie Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Blanche McDermaid | Script Supervisor |
| Rocco Gismondi | Second Assistant Director |
| David Sardi | Second Assistant Director |
| Andy Chmura | Camera Operator |
| John Jay Moore | Production Design |
| Irving Buchman | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Grimaldi | Hairstylist |
| Kenny Bates | Stunts |
| Barbara Kelly | Production Manager |
| Michael Hall | First Assistant Camera |
| Debra Beers | Location Manager |
| Toni Blay | Production Coordinator |
| Steve Switzer | Boom Operator |
| Howie Balbraith | Best Boy Grip |
| Robert DaPrato | Dolly Grip |
| Gordon Sim | Set Decoration |
| Vic Rigler | Property Master |
| Rick Perotto | Second Assistant Camera |
| Karen Demontbrun | Assistant Accountant |
| Jeff Poulis | Assistant Property Master |
| Regina Robb | Production Secretary |
| Reet Puhm | Scenic Artist |
| Joan Eisenberg | Unit Publicist |
| Stuart Aikins | Casting |
| John Wright | Additional Editing |
| Haydn Streeter | Assistant Editor |
| Randle Akerson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dino DiMuro | Sound Editor |
| David Horton Jr. | Foley Editor |
| Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Hank Brodkin | Sound Assistant |
| Kathy Durning | Music Editor |
| Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lucinda Zak | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Raman Majlath | Set Dresser |
| Gail Filman | Wardrobe Master |
| Anne Richardson | Assistant Location Manager |
| Richard Ferbrache | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Debi Weldon | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Boyd Allen | Carpenter |
| Neil Montgomerie | Transportation Coordinator |
| Rob McEwan | Still Photographer |
| Scott Mansfield | Extras Casting |
| Francine Fleishman | Assistant Editor |
| Charlene Olson | Assistant Editor |
| Norval D. Crutcher | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Bruce Lacey | Sound Editor |
| Lauren Filson | ADR Editor |
| Ron Meredith | Sound Assistant |
| Dan Carlin Sr. | Music Editor |
| Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Leslie Sebert | Key Makeup Artist |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Steve Boyum | Stunts |
| Shane Cardwell | Stunts |
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis A. Stroller | Producer |
| Michael Bregman | Associate Producer |
| Martin Bregman | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 356 | 597 |