Top billed cast

1. 

   Dennis Quaid

   Remy McSwain

2. 

   Ellen Barkin

   Anne Osborne

3. 

   Ned Beatty

   Jack Kellom

4. 

   John Goodman

   Andre DeSoto

5. 

   Lisa Jane Persky

   McCabe

6. 

   Ebbe Roe Smith

   Ed Dodge

7. 

   Tom O'Brien

   Bobby McSwain

8. 

   Charles Ludlam

   Lamar Parmentel

9. 

   Grace Zabriskie

   Mama

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2024-12-02

**_Good ol’ boys on the take in New Orleans with Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin_**

A new DA assistant (Barkin) arrives in town and zeroes-in on corruption in the force. While the head detective (Quaid) cozies up to her, they try to solve a curious mob-oriented slaying. Ned Beatty, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky and Ebbe Roe Smith are on hand as members in the agency.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$8,500,000.00

Revenue
$17,685,307.00

Keywords

• corruption
• police
• new orleans, louisiana
• investigation
• murder
• gang
• police corruption