Ricochet (1991)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers (WGA):

Fred Dekker (story) and
Menno Meyjes (story) ...

Release Date:

4 October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He's a cop accused of murder. And the only man who knows he's innocent is the killer who framed him.

Plot:

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Drugs | Revenge | District Attorney | Sex

Cast

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

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]

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 (cut) | Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinema Plus

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.

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.

Quotes:

[Nick Styles approaches a car driver that almost ran him down, and suddenly sees it's Blake]
Nick Styles: Jesus Christ.
Blake: Almost.

Movie Connections:

References "The Love Boat" (1977)

Soundtrack:

Ricochet

Way, Way, WAY over the top

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.