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Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, LAPD Detective Nick Pulovki figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie. Director... read more read more.../star Clint Eastwood is Pulovski. Charlie Sheen is the by-the-book newcomer. Each reluctantly relies on the other to stop a killer-elite gang of auto thieves. Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Lara Flynn Boyle and Tom Skerritt co-star with the most spectacular action sequences Eastwood has ever filmed (Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune). A freeway becomes an 80-mph bumper car game. A barrio bar busts open like a giant piń;ata. The two drive through a wall to escape an exploding buildingfive stories up. Fasten your seat belt.

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R, 2 hr. 1 min.

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Release Date: December 7, 1990

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DVD Release Date: September 2, 2003

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  • September 18, 2011
    It was an okay movie. And it was nice to see Clint Eastwood actualy do something instead of just stairing into the sun for two hours
  • July 28, 2011
    First time I've actually seen this uncut it seems as allot of the swearing and violence...err I've never seen before hehe. Clint teams up with a slightly chubby yet fresh faced Charlie Sheen to take down the nasty yet comically dastardly looking Raul Julia in this by the numbers ... read morecops v baddies buddie action flick.

    It shows how my taste has changed as I recall loving this when I was a teen but watching it now it really is quite lame with terrible performances from everyone, Clint is just 'Dirty Harry' again albeit with more humorous dialog and Sheen is just Sheen like he is in every film he's made.

    We move from setup to setup as the good guys plod along piecing together evidence whilst getting into all manner of outrageous problems and taking various body blows. Lots of shooting n missing, stereotypical bad guy characters and one very good car stunt out of a building and voila! your typical Saturday night takeaway 80's/90's action flick, Sheen for the young and Clint for the old.
  • June 17, 2011
    Ok, so this isn't exactly a great action movie, nor is it a great character study. It has some charm to it though. The score, first of all, is completely out of a 70's action film, and it must be heard to be believed. Seeing Charlie Sheen destroy a bar is a hoot, as is Clint East... read morewood getting "raped." I'm not quite sure why I like because I know it's definitely not perfect, but it's interesting nonetheless. If nothing else to see Sheen and Eastwood do a flick together.
  • August 4, 2010
    A ridiculous no-brainer that holds no credibility what so ever.
  • December 29, 2009
    How can be a Clint Eastwood Movie ruined? I asked myself and the answer was in this Movie. But even he is allowed to make mistakes.
  • August 16, 2009
    Seems to be one of Eastwood's lesser liked titles, but I actually liked it a good bit, which wasn't surprising to me. Good movie in my book.
  • May 7, 2008
    A fantastic new breed of buddy cop movie in the vein of 48 Hours. A fast, stylish, action-packed and furiously funny thriller. Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen are teriffic together, showing great chemistry with a grizzeled old veteran and a conflicted and emotionally struggling ... read morerookie.
  • April 13, 2008
    Raul Julia as a German? Clint Eastwood gets raped?
  • January 16, 2008
    Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen are terrific buddy cops in this tough and gritty action movie.
  • January 25, 2007
    decent flick

Critic Reviews


Peter Canavese
June 7, 2010
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

The one in which Clint Eastwood gets raped... [Blu-ray] Full Review

John J. Puccio
May 26, 2010
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...pretty disappointing for an Eastwood film, undoubtedly one of the low points of his directing career. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
February 19, 2010
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

It's not necessarily bad, but it's crushingly routine, delivered without care, and with emphasis only on some expensive-looking chase scenes and stunts. Full Review

Clint Morris
September 5, 2008
Clint Morris, Moviehole

A good leave-your-brain-at-the-door-and-enjoy actioner

Chuck O'Leary
January 24, 2006
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

An entertaining buddy-cop movie with some exciting action sequences and some great lines. Eastwood and Sheen are an amusing odd couple.

Scott Weinberg
March 21, 2007
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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