Stars: Mario Van Peebles, Nicolette Sheridan, Zach Galligan, Rick Washburn, Tracy Howe, Sanny Van Heteren

Director: Avi Nesher

Summary: Cops Blair and Ethan get caught in the crossfire of a deadly shoot out. Ethan becomes frozen with fear and looks on helpless as two other cops are gunned down, as Blair is the only witness he covers for his partner. Nine years later Blair calls in that favour...

When nervous rookie cop Ethan Lang (Galligan) freezes during a holdup/shootout, two other officers die. NYPD compatriot Blair Valdez (Van Peebles) covers up the kid's fatal failure. Much later, when Lang has become a law professor, Valdez comes back to collect on the favor. He's facing an internal investigation and must conceal his shady business relationships. Ethan gives a helpful hand, but both discover
Blair's been unwittingly giving police protection to massive money-laundering by New York's Dominican mob. Bloody bodies pile up as Blair turns into a paranoid psychotic. He's also terminally ill with with groin pains (as though the grisly violence wasn't bad enough), and it's an admirable Van Peebles performance that takes his character from the usual LETHAL WEAPON icon to an unstable sadist. Still, the grim, film-noir tone and over-the-top action makes a strange combo. For other corrupt cops trapped in their own snowballing schemes, check out James Belushi and Tupac Shakur in GANG RELATED.

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Aspect Ratio:	4:3
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1999
Release Date:	February 11, 2002
Runtime:	98 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C C D 8715
Keywords:	Action, General, Raw, Nerve, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure