Ricochet (1991)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers (WGA):

Fred Dekker (story) and
Menno Meyjes (story) ...

Release Date:

4 octubre 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Crime | Drama

Frase comercial:

He's a cop accused of murder. And the only man who knows he's innocent is the killer who framed him.

Plot:

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Plot Keywords:

Escaped Convict | One Word Title | Investigation | The Clap | Genius

Comentarios de los usuarios:

I love it when they beg

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Nick Styles
John Lithgow	...	Earl Talbott Blake
Ice-T	...	Odessa
Kevin Pollak	...	Det. Larry Doyle
Lindsay Wagner	...	D.A. Priscilla Brimleigh
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Gail Wallens
Josh Evans	...	Kim
Victoria Dillard	...	Alice Styles
John Amos	...	Rev. Styles
John Cothran Jr.	...	Farris
Linda Dona	...	Wanda
Matt Landers	...	Chief David Floyd
Lydell M. Cheshier	...	R.C.
Starletta DuPois	...	Mrs. Styles
Sherman Howard	...	Kiley

También conocida como:

Ricochet (Spain) [es]

Duración:

109 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Germany:16 (cut) | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:18 (cut) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinema Plus

Trivialidades:

When John Lithgow enters the Prison Cell with Jesse Ventura (WWF) the picture on the wall is of Vince McMahon President of the WWF who Ventura worked side by side with for years as a ringside commentator.

Goofs:

Continuity: There are various times throughout the film that Blake's fogged eye becomes clear.

Quotes:

Nick Styles: If that's how you treat your friends, Blake, I'm glad we're enemies.

Movie Connections:

References Die Hard (1988)

Soundtrack:

Automatic

I love it when they beg

This rating means so bad it's great. Over the top to the point of a Monty Python movie. Bad American Action movie finally becomes enjoyable comedy.

Too many highlights to mention, but I'll try. John Lithgow showing he can't stop mugging--a sad thing from someone who was a great actor before he became a mugging TV sitcom actor. Denzel in his most embarrassing moment, stripping off all his clothes down to his undies to distract the villain. And the scene with the hooker when she walks up to a drugged out Denzel who is begging her in his drugged state to not have sex with him (she does anyway) and she says "I love it when they beg" Over the top music score helps push this into bad movie heaven as does the "making crap great" director R.M. working at the top of his bad movie MTV form. I miss him now in these days of Michael Bay etc, he had style to his crap that saved some of the films or elevated them to be fandango's of excess and lighting. Outlandish in every sense also tasteless on every level this is Hollywood product at its most SUPER SIZE ME level.

The only thing that may hinder your enjoyment is if you like Denzel and Lithgow (I certainly liked them at their best) and don't want to see them totally take this job for the money. Also a problem if you can't take the attempts at nasty film-making as comedy, which you have to to enjoy this mean spirited ridiculous trash, your apt to be offended and would have every right to. But not taken seriously this is a real gem and should become a cult item in the future.