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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   552 votes
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Director:
Eric Red
Writer (WGA):
Eric Red (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 January 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Tagline:
They were hired killers going up against the deadliest force of all. Each other.
Plot:
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Podcast: Eric Red
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User Comments:
A black comedy of conflict between two hit men and a boy. more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Roy Scheider ... Cohen

Adam Baldwin ... Tate
Harley Cross ... Travis Knight

Cooper Huckabee ... Jeff Knight

Suzanne Savoy ... Martha Knight

Marco Perella ... FBI George

Tom Campitelli ... FBI Fred

Andy Gill ... FBI Roy (as Andrew R. Gill)
Frank Bates ... Highway Patrolman
James Jeter ... Trooper #1
Jeff Bennett ... Trooper #2
Ron Jackson ... Trooper #3
Ted Baader ... Trooper #4
Kenneth McCabe ... Gas Station Attendant
Ina B. Bott ... Fat Woman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cohen & Tate (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
86 min | Argentina:88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Houston, Texas, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The finale where Cohen rams a roadblock is actually the off-ramp from Interstate 45 to McKinney Street. The building in the foreground is the Houston City Hall Annex, located at 900 Bagby. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the final scene, Cohen stops his badly damaged car in a downtown area. It is immediately surrounded by the many police cruisers that were giving chase. Dozens of officers leave these vehicles, pull their weapons, and take aim at Cohen. But none of them gives him any kind of command. In a real situation, at least one officer would immediately order Cohen to drop his weapon and follow other necessary instructions. more
Quotes:
Tate: Hey what's the last thing that goes through a bug's mind when it hits a windshield? IT'S ASS
[He and Cohen laugh]
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A black comedy of conflict between two hit men and a boy., 30 April 2006
10/10
Author: davidddt from Scotland UK

I cannot understand why this movie has not been given better reviews. One of those films which surprises you with its originality and which having seen it you cannot understand why it has not been given more screen time.

Brilliant professional acting between Baldwin and Scheider keeps you guessing till the end as to who is going to win the battle of wills between the two men and the boy. A terrific black comedy of errors which makes you feel almost sorry for the two hit men. It would be a mistake not to watch this movie simply because you have read the bad reviews of it on this site.

It deserves to be released worldwide on DVD.

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