It's 1974 New York City. Policemen find a dead woman. She's an undercover cop and Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone (Yaphet Kotto) is in charge of the investigation. Policeman Bo Lockley (Michael Moriarty) is brought into the psych ward after shooting the woman. Starting from the beginning, Bo is a new breed of young sensitive cop and Cruch tries to teach him the real ways of the streets. Patty Butler (Susan Blakely) is a cop undercover trying to get close to drug dealer Thomas 'Stick' Henderson.
This has a young Richard Gere in his first theatrical movie. It has some good actors and good writers. The issue is the flow of the story. It reveals too much at the beginning. The movie should have started with the elevator stand-off. It shouldn't reveal Chicklet. Revealing so much takes away a lot of the tension. Right off the bat, we know that Bo is going to kill Chicklet in that loft and Bo would survive. Bo is a frustrating, arrogant, and naive character. The movie drags after the elevator as I wait for it to end. There are some great ideas but the movie needs some rearranging.
This has a young Richard Gere in his first theatrical movie. It has some good actors and good writers. The issue is the flow of the story. It reveals too much at the beginning. The movie should have started with the elevator stand-off. It shouldn't reveal Chicklet. Revealing so much takes away a lot of the tension. Right off the bat, we know that Bo is going to kill Chicklet in that loft and Bo would survive. Bo is a frustrating, arrogant, and naive character. The movie drags after the elevator as I wait for it to end. There are some great ideas but the movie needs some rearranging.