The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage. After albert macfarlane backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend amanda seyfried leaves him for another man neil patrick harris. Check out the rest of the 100 crime films and keep coming back for more. Scudder is a detective with the sheriffs department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. This woman is somehow involved in a crime ring and now scudder is back on the job only without the force. With jeff bridges, rosanna arquette, alexandra paul, randy brooks. The film follows albert stark macfarlane, a cowardly frontiersman who. Despite the obvious missteps and questionable scripting choices, the picture does manage to entertain. Jeff bridges, rosanna arquette, andy garcia, alexandra paul, randy brooks, hal ashby. The first edition of the novel was published in 1982, and was written by lawrence block. Maybe kim didnt deserve the life fate had dealt her.
Nobody knows better than matthew scudder how far down a person can sink in this city. The film features an ensemble cast including macfarlane, charlize theron, amanda seyfried, neil patrick harris, giovanni ribisi, sarah silverman, and liam neeson. Tonight on movies we really want to like we have hal ashbys final feature, an l. It never ceases to amaze me about how many good movies are only on vhs while crappy films get bluray treatment. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This crime thriller follows an excop who befriends a young prostitute. As transfers of older movies go, this is a rather average one from kino lorber i believe the studio just has to use the transfer provided to them by the studio in this case, 20th century fox. Scudder is a train wreckonce a cop, he is now a drunk, living in a hotel and taking unlicensed private detective cases to. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It was ashbys final film, and the first attempt to adapt the matthew scudder detective stories of lawrence block for the screen.
When he accepts a fat fee to help a hooker get free of her pimp, scudder lands in the middle of a savage drug and prostitution ring and given his past failures, theres no guarantee hell get out alive. Jeff bridges plays matthew scudder, a burned out cop whose life goes to shambles after a raid goes wrong. The screenplay was written by oliver stone, an uncredited robert towne and david lee henry r. A young prostitute named kim knew it alsoand she wanted out. He feels bad about killing someone and becomes an alcoholic. Death comes to all except those who deserve it most scudder is a detective with the sheriffs department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. Aac torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Its got a good cast, its quite stylish and it contains some decent action and exploitation elements. But as the wise man said, that the 70s was then, and this the 80s is now. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1986 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. The main characters of this mystery, mystery story are matt scudder. You dont need to have read any others in the series to follow this one. Scudder is a former new york city cop who quit the force after accidentally killing a child while pursuing two thieves.
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