Synopsis
This is one case that's going to be settled out of court.
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
1991 Directed by Russell Mulcahy
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Denzel Washington John Lithgow Ice-T Kevin Pollak Lindsay Wagner Mary Ellen Trainor Josh Evans Victoria Dillard John Amos John Cothran Linda Dona Matt Landers Lydell M. Cheshier Starletta DuPois Sherman Howard Viveka Davis Kimberly Natasha Ali Aileaha Jones Jesse Ventura Rick Cramer Miguel Sandoval Carlos Lacámara Don Perry Tom Finnegan Mark Phelan Rielle Hunter Irene Cagen George Cheung Thomas Rosales Jr. Show All…
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Gah, this is just delightful. Trash heaven. Denzel Washington faces off against John Lithgow. Full-tilt crazy, both of them. Basically a Harvey Dent vs. Joker movie. Feels like a toxic blend of erotic thriller and 'wrong man' tropes, but that still doesn't account for the prison sword fight between Lithgow and Jesse Ventura. So gleefully violent and nasty. Its sleaze holds no bounds. Not to mention that composer Alan Silvestri crafted a musical score like his life depended on it. All for a wacky late-nite psychological thriller that features death by both circular saw *and* big pointy spike. Have I made it clear enough yet? Watch it!
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This thing is completely fucking demented and such a trashy delight! It's Lithgow's literal Joker audition, he is an absolute fucking madman in this! You also get a sneak peek of some Denzel dick and him stripping down to his underwear while in a stand-off. Oh, and it also contains some of the wildest dialogue that you'll ever hear in a motion picture, I goddamn guarantee it! I can't even begin to scratch the surface of this violent and vicious 90s thriller, so just buckle…
In which a supposed cat-and-mouse Dirty Harry sequel spec-script about a deranged criminal coming back to viciously stalk and torment the cop/DA who put him away years earlier Cape Fear style was instead placed into the hands of an absurd alchemy of 80s action maestros (Joel Silver, Steven E. de Souza and Russell Mulcahy) and turned into one of the most psychotically excessive and sleazy 90s thrillers I've ever seen.
Denzel is impeccably cast as the superhumanly charismatic, good-looking and ambitious LA public law official whose carefully crafted moral image/reputation is tarnished by a series of ruthlessly punishing, psychosexual public spectacle gamesmanship set pieces with John Lithgow's wonderfully hammy comic book supervillain meets slasher serial killer psycho who orchestrates what…
This is in essence the original DTV movie that somehow escaped to theaters, and still maybe the best one.
Denzel Washington stars as a cop who strips down to his underwear, to catch crazy ass looney professional hitman, John Lithgow. It's all caught on camera, and Denzel becomes a local media darling and instant celebrity. Meanwhile, Lithgow is rotting away in prison, pissed, and swears revenge. Fast-forward a few years, and Denzel is now an attorney, workin' for the DA. He's livin' the American Dream, but it's about to turn into a nightmare. Lithgow escapes prison, and concocts an evil plan to make Denzel's life a livin' hell. Ricochet is a lightning-paced-cat-and-mouse action feast, where it's not always clear, who's chasing who.
It's hard not to like Denzel Washington. He's one of the most likable actors in Hollywood. He's…
Starring: King Kong Ain’t Got Sh!t On Denzel
Objectively speaking, one could find a thousand different reasons and arguments to dislike of this picture, but in the end, none of that really matters. When it comes to '90s thrillers, this is up there with the most ridiculous and sleazy of the bunch.
Mulcahy's strengths as a dynamic director are on full display here, with the camerawork and editing adding significantly to the thrills and excitement. Given that it was produced by Joel Silver, the film's few action scenes are all fantastic: from the opening, in which Washington saves the day in his underwear, to the film's climactic clash, in which he fantastic in both the comical and as a madman.…
The sub Saul Bass/Bernard Hermann credit sequence promises a Hitchcockian paranoid thriller, but it is really a Joel Silver produced Steven E de Souza penned piece of pure sleaze. It is all about loaded images, conflicting narratives and perception and how expectations made they been consumed. Denzel Washington cop turned assistant DA turned mayor hopeful introduces himself "I'm gonna be the first Black president if Jesse Jackson doesn't beat me to it" and the movie is predicted in how his image is seen and consumed (by a mostly white) audience. The title promises sort of doubling between him and John Lithgow deranged killer out to ruin his life and while both actors do go all in a game of upmanship…
“Fuck yourself, creamcake.”
This is psychotic. John Lithgow systemically destroys Denzel Washington’s life in the sleaziest, most absurd way imaginable. Dude is taping himself holding an axe over Denzel’s daughters in the middle of the night! Love the hilariously violent prison escape and the fact that Silvestri is straight-up doing his Predator score again lmao. Can’t forget the banger theme song that plays over the credits!
Prison guard: "I hope you remembered to floss."
John Lithgow: "I did...with your wife's pubic hair."
Unbelievably lurid and insane action movie/psychological thriller with Denzel and Lithgow essentially trying to top each other in craziness throughout, like Lou Reed and John Cale trying to drown out each other's instruments on "Sister Ray". They even left room open in the script for Kevin Pollack's famous Shatner impression.
Be careful or else you'll fall into one of Denzel's multiple shirtless thirst traps.
Man the late 80’s/early 90’s action fare was GNARLY. Lithgow chews scenes like he’s got chainsaw mouth, Denzel is vibrant and feisty and the HIGHLANDER-sequel prison fight is worth a look alone.