Directed by:
James GlickenhausScreenplay:
James GlickenhausCinematography:
John LindleyComposer:
Jonathan EliasCast:
Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Richard Brooks, John C. McGinley, George Loros, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Kelly Rutherford, Paul Bartel, James Eckhouse, David Proval (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
An attorney is torn between his sense of justice and his wallet, when he's offered big fees to defend a scummy drug dealer who shot a crooked cop. Sacrificing his bank account, the lawyer teams up with a rogue cop and together they uncover and destroy a ring of corrupt officers. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Julia McNeal
USA
Best movies:
The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
Rebel Highway (1994) (series)
Flesh and Bone (1993)
![William Prince](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000147_d61cf1.gif)
William Prince
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Network (1976)
Michael Medeiros
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Son of the Morning Star (1991) (TV movie)
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
![Blanche Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/747/160747102_1e78d6.jpg)
Blanche Baker
USA
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Dead Funny (1994)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
![Augusta Dabney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/349/160349784_9ca5f8.jpg)
Augusta Dabney
USA
Best movies:
Running on Empty (1988)
Plaza Suite (1971)
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
Rockets Redglare
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
In the Soup (1992)
Mystery Train (1989)
![Larry Joshua](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/475/160475451_2fd0e3.gif)
Larry Joshua
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Unforgiven (1992)
The X-Files (1998)
![Daryl Edwards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/221/163221346_314c8e.jpg)
Daryl Edwards
USA
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
Ronald Maccone
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Goodfellas (1990)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Sheila Johnson
Best movies:
Coming to America (1988)
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
Shakedown (1988)
Dominic Marcus
Best movies:
Rounders (1998)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Claire Dolan (1998)
Anthony Crivello
USA
Best movies:
Lock Up (1989)
Independence Day (1996)
Trade (2007)
Henry Judd Baker
Best movies:
After Hours (1985)
The Money Pit (1986)
Vigilante (1982)
Jos Laniado
Best movies:
Romancing the Stone (1984)
It Could Happen to You (1994)
In the Heights (2021)
Matthew T. Gitkin
USA
Best movies:
Goodfellas (1990)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Quiz Show (1994)
Kathryn Rossetter
USA
Best movies:
Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV movie)
Fearless (1993)
Shakedown (1988)
Frances Helm
USA
Best movies:
Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)
The Ugly American (1963)
Shakedown (1988)