Directed by:
John FrankenheimerScreenplay:
Robert FosterCinematography:
Gerry FisherCast:
Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe, Bob Balaban, Tate Donovan, Antoni Stutz, Mickey Jones, Michael Jeter, Tim Reid, Mic Rodgers, Garwin Sanford (more)Plots(1)
Don Johnson stars as homicide detective Jerry Beck. Because of his dedication to his work, Jerry's personal life has disintegrated, and he's in the throes of a divorce. On Christmas Eve, an African American storekeeper is murdered, and, minutes later, an L.A. cop also goes down; Jerry is assigned to both cases. His research turns up the name Bobby Burns (Frank Military), a member of a white-supremacist organization who's currently on his way to a mass gathering of like-minded hate junkies in Oklahoma. The detective's investigation is joined by FBI agent Kressler (William Forsythe), a by-the-book type who does little but get in Jerry's way. Because of his sometimes unorthodox methods, Jerry is asked by his commander to be cleared for duty by the police psychiatrist or be taken off the case. When he can't stop laughing because he thinks the man looks like Woody Allen, it seems that Jerry's days on the case are numbered. (official distributor synopsis)
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