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"A Good Cop ... With a Few Bad Habits!"

1992

1h 36m

4.9(11 votes)

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Crime

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Overview

The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.

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34 members

Acting

Dennis Hopper

Harry 'Nails' Niles

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Anne Archer

Mary Niles

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Tomas Milian

Pedro Herrera

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Keith David

Noah Owens

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Carlos Carrasco

Jose Acosta

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Charles Hallahan

Bud Taylor

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Jay Acovone

Capt. Evan Graham

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Earl Billings

Jack Willis

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Cliff DeYoung

Stambusky

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Luis Antonio Ramos

Ricardo Sanchez

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Raymond Cruz

Paco Sanchez

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Juan Fernández

Victor Menandez

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Teresa Crespo

Elena Hernandez

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Brian Markinson

Calley

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John Hawkes

Harvey Cassler

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Martha Velez

Rosa Herrera

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Danny Trejo

Las Virgenes bartender

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Raoul N. Rizik

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Jay Della

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Dale Harimoto

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Lyvingston Holmes

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Philip Stephen Spencer

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Richard Tanner

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Church Ortiz

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Melissa Berger

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Writing

Billy Hayes

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Crew

Vincent J. Burns

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Roger Callard

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Sharon Holmin

Rene

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Ed Petsche

Eddie

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Mimi Champlin

Taylor's Secretary

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Joyce Matlock

Campaign Worker 1

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Jarvais Hudson

Campaign Worker 2

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Philip Alcazar

Gang Leader (Uncredited)

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