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5.8

Blue Steel

R·1990·102m

Thriller

Summary

Megan Turner, a rookie NYC cop, foils an armed robbery on her first day and then engages in a cat-and-mouse game with one of the witnesses who becomes obsessed with her.

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis

Megan Turner

Ron Silver

Eugene Hunt

Clancy Brown

Nick Mann

Elizabeth Peña

Tracy Perez

Louise Fletcher

Shirley Turner

Philip Bosco

Frank Turner

Kevin Dunn

Asst. Chief Stanley Hoyt

Richard Jenkins

Attorney Mel Dawson

Markus Flanagan

Husband

Mary Mara

Wife

Skipp Lynch

Instructor

Mike Hodge

Police Commissioner

Mike Starr

Superintendent

Chris Walker

Officer Jeff Travers

Tom Sizemore

Wool Cap

David Ilku

Counterman

Andrew Hubatsek

Cashier

Joe Jamrog

Doorman

Matt Craven

Howard

Reginald Wells

TV Announcer #1

Heidi Kempf

TV Announcer #2

Toni Darling

Prostitute

William Marshall

Hood

James Shannon

Maitre D'Hotel

Thomas Dorff

Businessman-victim

William Wise

Internal Affairs Man

Lauren Tom

Female Reporter

Faith Geer

Lady Bum

Doug Barron

Reporter #1

Carol Schneider

Reporter #2

L. Peter Callender

Reporter #3

Becky Ann Baker

Nurse #1

Frank Girardeau

Uniform Cop

Larry Silvestri

Precinct Cop

John Capodice

Trial Commissioner

Sam Coppola

PBA Representative

Bellina Logan

Rookie #1

Ralph Nieves

Homicide Detective

Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

Michael Philip Del Rio

John Perez

Harley Flanagan

Punk #1

James Drescher

Punk #2

George Gerard

Police Cadet (uncredited)

Jan Saint

Old Man Playing Chess (uncredited)

D.J. Sharp

Vocal Effects (uncredited)

Reg Wells

News Anchor (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Kathryn Bigelow

Screenplay

Eric Red

Reviews

talisencrw

February 29, 2016

Though this had plausibility issues one could drive a truck through, I enjoyed this movie despite itself. I really enjoyed Jamie Lee Curtis and Ron Silver's charisma and acting, both when they were falling in love and later when they were at each other's throats. Very good soundtrack by Brad Fiedel--surprisingly, I liked it much more than Tangerine Dream's work in Bigelow's earlier Near Dark. If you can forgive the plot holes and just go along for the ride, it's a surprisingly rewarding film.