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Downtown
Downtown

Downtown (1990)

57% User Rating
1h 36min
Action
Comedy

"When you pound this beat, it pounds you back."

Officer Alex Kearney patrols an upscale neighborhood in Philadelphia, where he pulls over a well-connected white collar executive who promises to get even with the policeman. Soon, Kearney learns that he is off the cushy suburban beat and must now work in the deadliest precinct in Philly, where he is partnered with tough veteran cop Dennis Curran. Tensions are high between them, but Kearney soon proves he can play just as rough as the crooks.

Richard BenjaminDirector

Cast

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Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Alex Kearney

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Dennis Curren

Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller

Lori Mitchell

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

White

David Clennon

David Clennon

Jerome Sweet

Art Evans

Art Evans

Henry Coleman

Rick Aiello

Rick Aiello

Mickey Witlin

Wanda De Jesus

Wanda De Jesus

Luisa Diaz

Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown

Lt. Sam Parral

Ron Canada

Ron Canada

Lowell Harris

Francis X. McCarthy

Francis X. McCarthy

Inspector Ben Glass

Kimberly Scott

Kimberly Scott

Christine Curren

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Ryan McWhorter

Ephraim Cain

Danuel Pipoly

Danuel Pipoly

Skip Markowitz

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Maurice Hill

Man with Dog

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Gwen E. Davis

Gloria Anderson

Stefanos Miltsakakis

Stefanos Miltsakakis

Wayne

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Homeselle Joy

Minnie

Reviews (1)

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John Chard
John Chard
Rating 70%

April 3, 2019

Cop out of water - big time! Police Officer Alex Kearney is a keen by the book cop who's happy with his beat in a nice part of Philadelphia. Unfortunately his adherence to the rules lands him in trouble with his chiefs after he tries to arrest an important businessman who has long standing police connections. When his side of the story is not believed, he is given the choice of suspension or a transfer to downtown. Choosing the transfer, Kearney isn't quite prepared for just how dangerous and crime filled downtown actually is. Worse still, his new tough no nonsense partner positively hates him! It's churlish to suggest that Downtown is merely a cash in of the buddy buddy inter racial cop movies, that, as we know, were made viable entertainment fare by the likes of Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop. Starring Forest Whitaker (Dennis Curren) and Anthony Edwards (Alex Kearney), Downtown is as much about a fish out of water scenario than it is polar opposite cops working together. With both things dovetailing together to create an engaging actioner that's worth the time of those who are stuck for something light to watch. Suffering a touch in the last finale due to an inevitable mawkish character strand, some minor irks stop this from reaching greater heights, chiefly that David Clennon's barely grumpy villain is just not strong enough for some dramatic heft. However, there's some genuinely funny scenes between Edwards and Whitaker, the action set-pieces are well staged and thus Downtown gets most of the genre's requisites right. Nice Nice support comes from Joe Pantoliano as a bizarre looking hit-man and Penelope Ann Miller as Kearney's fraught girlfriend, Lori Mitchell. 6.5/10

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