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Striking Distance (1993)

R  |   |  Action, Crime, Mystery  |  17 September 1993 (USA)
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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, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted then to river duty, the killer taunts Tom.

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Tony Sacco
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Capt. Penderman, River Rescue Commandant
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Sid, Eddie Eiler's Partner
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Douglas Kesser
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Chick Chicanis
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Storyline

A serial killer is back in Pittsburgh to torment the former homicide detective who was on his trail years before. Tom Hardy, who has been relegated to water-way duty, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence. Written by FMJ_Joker

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Loyalty above all else, except honour. See more »


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Rated R for violence, strong language and a sex scene | See all certifications »

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17 September 1993 (USA)  »

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Three Rivers  »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£1,652,124 (UK) (20 May 1994)
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Incidentally Ed Harris and Robert De Niro - each to be originally cast before Bruce Willis - co-starred in Jacknife (1989). See more »

Goofs

When Tom is taking the boat and Jo to go look for Chicanis, it's still broad daylight when they leave the boundary of their patrol area. It's dark when they get to the place Tom find Chicanis. However, when the kids find a floating body in the park, they arrive at the scene long before the regular police arrives. See more »

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[first lines]
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Two key cast members make this movie
17 November 2007 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Great support cast. Dialogue between Farina & Willis is as real as it gets. Irish vs Italian is always interesting. Needed more of those scenes. Some cliché movie lines but storyline hides the cheese. Location, Location, Location. All things being equal, I'd rather be in Philadelphia (right: Willis from Die Hard). I prefer Philly movies, but Pittsburgh is a great setting. Not NY. Not LA. I'll take it and it works. Every other profession has been glammed up by Hollywood so river police was a refreshing change.

Getting back to the cast, most of them are interchangeable with other actors. But there is no substitute for Dennis Farina as tough cop. He ad libs in his own way as well as Hackman & Matthau. If he's a non-smoker in real life, he should have won an Oscar for this role. This is one of those movies where the pre-quels would be just as action packed. Yeah I know the Episode IV thing has been done before in a galaxy far far away. But these characters would be interesting in their younger years.


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