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The Rookie (1990)

"Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie."

5.9/10 2h 1m Dec 07, 1990
Action Crime Drama Thriller

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Rookie
Original Language EN
Budget $10,000,000
Revenue $21,600,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.2

Cast

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Nick Pulovski
Popularity: 4.9
Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
David Ackerman
Popularity: 2.7
Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá
Strom
Popularity: 4.2
Sônia Braga
Sônia Braga
Liesl
Popularity: 2.3
Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt
Eugene Ackerman
Popularity: 11.6
Lara Flynn Boyle
Lara Flynn Boyle
Sarah
Popularity: 2.3
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley
Blackwell
Popularity: 3.2
Coleby Lombardo
Coleby Lombardo
David's brother
Popularity: 1.1
Pat DuVal
Pat DuVal
Interrogator #1
Popularity: 1.8
Mara Corday
Mara Corday
Interrogator #2
Popularity: 10.7
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Jerry Schumacher
Interrogator #3
Popularity: 0.2
Pepe Serna
Pepe Serna
Lt. Ray Garcia
Popularity: 13.2

Key Crew

Director Clint Eastwood
Screenplay Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel
Producer David Valdes, Steven Siebert, Howard G. Kazanjian
Editor Joel Cox

Production

Malpaso Productions
US
Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

rookie cop

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 4/10
Mar 10, 2019

***Eastwood’s forgettable detective flick with Charlie Sheen*** This is another Clint Eastwood cop thriller. What immediately comes to mind? The five Dirty Harry films, right? Or “The Gauntlet” (1977)? All great or near-great Eastwood cop pictures. So you'd expect the same from 1990's “T ... Read more

r96sk 6/10
Feb 5, 2022

Decent action flick, rubbish buddy cop movie. The reason for the latter is that Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen just don't really work as a pairing, when I think of great buddy cop duos - see the preceding <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/lethal-weapon/" rel="nofollow">Lethal Weapon</a> ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 10/10
May 14, 2023

There is a movie with James Woods that I keep mistaking for this one. Anyway, it falls under the "What did you expect?" category of flick. It's not good... it's not bad either. No one expected it to be a box office bomb, no one expected it to be the next big thing either. They set out to m ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 7, 1990
Runtime 2h 1m
Budget $10,000,000
Revenue $21,600,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.2
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