Extremities (1986)
Directed by: Rober M. Young
Written by: William Mastrosimone
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid, Sandy Martin
A woman is attacked and almost raped. The rapist tracks her down to her house, where she is attacked again, but she soon turns the tables on her attacker. This is pretty hard to watch, and gets really campy once she subdues her attacker. Fawcett is good, but everything else is just weird. C+
The Detective (1968)
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Written by: Roderick Thorpe; Abby Mann
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman, Jacqueline Bisset, Horace McMahon, Lloyd Bochner, Tony Musante, Robert Duvall, Sugar Ray Robinson, Renee Taylor
When a gay man is murdered, Sinatra, as the surprisingly not-homophobic detective, tries to find the killer. Too much of this movie is bogged down by the detective's relationship drama with a wooden Lee Remick. Although it must have been shocking when released, it's never very exciting, and goes on far too long. C
Sunset Beat (1990)
Directed by: Bill Corcoran + Sam Weisman
Written by: unknown
Starring: George Clooney, Michael DeLuise, Markus Flanagan, Erik King, James Tolkan, Jack McGee
A group of undercover cops who ride motorcycles around LA battle with a sadistic kingpin. A pilot for a short lived television show, this is just bad. Clooney makes the best of his role, and it's clear why he's gone on to such success. F
Catch the Heat (1987)
Directed by: Joel Silberg
Written by: Stirling Silliphant
Starring: Tiana Alexander, David Dukes, Rod Steiger, Brian Thompson, Jorge Martinez
A female cop goes undercover as an exotic dancer in South America. Discovers that drug dealers are smuggling cocaine into the US by implanting it in women's breasts. Absolutely awful. F
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