Striking Distance (1993)

Director:

Rowdy Herrington

Writers (WGA):

Rowdy Herrington (written by) &
Marty Kaplan (written by)

Release Date:

17 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

They shouldn't have put him in the water, if they didn't want him to make waves.

Plot:

Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop...

Plot Keywords:

Bondage | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania | Hitchcockian | Undercover | Police

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Aug. 28	12:00 AM	AMC
Thur. Aug. 28	4:00 PM	AMC

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Det. Tom Hardy
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Jo Christman
Dennis Farina	...	Capt. Nick Detillo
Tom Sizemore	...	Det. Danny Detillo
Brion James	...	Det. Eddie Eiler
Robert Pastorelli	...	Det. Jimmy Detillo
Timothy Busfield	...	Tony Sacco
John Mahoney	...	Lt. Vince Hardy
Andre Braugher	...	Dist. Atty. Frank Morris
Tom Atkins	...	Sgt. Fred Hardy
Mike Hodge	...	Capt. Penderman, River Rescue Commandant
Jodi Long	...	Officer Kim Lee, River Rescue Dispatcher
Roscoe Orman	...	Sid, Eddie Eiler's Partner
Robert Gould	...	Douglas Kesser
Gareth Williams	...	Chick Chicanis

Also Known As:

Three Rivers (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

101 min | Argentina:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Philippines:R-18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #31925)

Filming Locations:

Monongahela, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Co-star Robert Pastorelli accidentally blurted out the big plot twist during an appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) long before the film was released.

Goofs:

The killer's Ford car loses the same piece of undercarriage twice when the pursuit is making its way down the hilly street.

Quotes:

[repeatedl line]
Jimmy Detillo: Now we gotta us a game.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

THINGS HAPPEN

TWO THUMBS UP

This is a fantastic thrill-ride that is very interesting. I thought Bruce Willis was great but it seemed he wasn't as into it as he was in the Die Hard series. I thought the plot was great because it was really cool to see action on the sea and on different boats. The mystery that was involved made it a totally different kind of action plot. I thought it gave the movie a better thrust to it. I am a big Tom Sizemore fan and I really thought he was really great in it. Overall, I think this movie was great and I recommend it to all viewers who like Bruce Willis movies.