| Release Date: | Jan 1997 |
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| Genres: | Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller |
| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| Cast: | Eddie Murphy (Insp. Scott Roper), Kim Miyori (Detective Kimura), Art Evans (Lt. Sam Baffett), James Carpenter (Officer Forbes), Michael Rapaport (Kevin McCall), Donal Logue (Earl), Jeni Chua (Debbie, Earl's Hostage), Dick Bright (Bank Manager), David Michael Silverman (SWAT Officer Jennings), Denis Arndt (Capt. Frank Solis), Frank Sommerville (Reporter), Malou Nubla (Reporter), Carmen Ejogo (Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate), Nino Degennaro (Repoman), Michael Wincott (Michael Korda) |
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars. The ending is played out with Roper and his partner McCall attempting to rescue Roper's kidnapped girlfriend. A major element in the plot is the relationship between Roper and his girlfriend.
