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Ricochet (1991) -- An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

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Overview

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5.8/10   5,991 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Fred Dekker (story) and
Menno Meyjes (story) ...
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Release Date:
4 October 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
He's a cop accused of murder. And the only man who knows he's innocent is the killer who framed him. more
Plot:
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop. full summary | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
Denzel Washington And Will Smith Have Got Jokes
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Adrien Brody Becomes 'The Courier'
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Way, Way, WAY over the top more (43 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Denzel Washington ... Nick Styles

John Lithgow ... Blake

Ice-T ... Odessa (as Ice T)

Kevin Pollak ... Larry

Lindsay Wagner ... Brimleigh
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Gail Wallens
Josh Evans ... Kim
Victoria Dillard ... Alice
John Amos ... Reverend Styles

John Cothran Jr. ... Farris
Linda Dona ... Wanda (as Linda Doná)

Matt Landers ... Chief Floyd
Lydell M. Cheshier ... R.C.

Starletta DuPois ... Mrs. Styles

Sherman Howard ... Kiley
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Besatt av hämnd (Sweden) [sv]
Harhaluoti (Finland) [fi]
Ricochet (Spain) [es]
Ricochet - Der Aufprall (Germany) [de]
Ricochete (Portugal) [pt]
Rikoset (Serbia) [sr]
Verdetto finale (Italy) [it]
Visszakézböl (Hungary) [hu]
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109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
'John Lithgow' almost never blinks during this film. He wore a contact lens to give the impression that his Earl T. Blake character had a glass eye. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: As street cops, Styles and his partner are walking a beat at the carnival without their uniform hats, which are required whenever an officer is outdoors. more
Quotes:
[Nick Styles approaches a car driver that almost ran him down, and suddenly sees it's Blake]
Nick Styles: Jesus Christ.
Blake: Almost.
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References "The Love Boat" (1977) more
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4 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Way, Way, WAY over the top, 16 June 2005
1/10
Author: metalface101 from Canton, Ohio

Don't get me wrong, I like Denzel Washington. I like John Lithgow. I just don't like them together in this movie! Too many implausible situations for me to believe anything like these events could actually happen in real life even though yea, I know, it's ONLY a movie. No real character development, just a lot of action, sex, violence. And we're supposed to believe Denzel, as the cop, paid his way through law school?? One scene towards the end was right out of "White Heat". I'm sure they weren't paying homage to that excellent James Cagney movie, the director probably just ran out of ideas. Watch once if you feel the need and forget about it.........or watch Philadelphia instead.

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I really liked this movie, except.. Brynnda
Cliche early '90s movie justlev
John Lithgow...Most Evil Man In History mikewilliams-2
I bet he *beep* his pants I can't wait to look! LaxD35
Forget denzel!!! scarface1981
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