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| Sylvester Stallone | ... | ||
| Harvey Keitel | ... | ||
| Ray Liotta | ... | ||
| Robert De Niro | ... | ||
| Peter Berg | ... | ||
| Janeane Garofalo | ... | ||
| Robert Patrick | ... | ||
| Michael Rapaport | ... |
Murray Babitch
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| Annabella Sciorra | ... | ||
| Noah Emmerich | ... | ||
| Cathy Moriarty | ... |
Rose Donlan
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| John Spencer | ... | ||
| Frank Vincent | ... |
PDA President Lassaro
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| Malik Yoba | ... |
Detective Carson
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| Arthur J. Nascarella | ... |
Frank Lagonda
(as Arthur Nascarella)
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Sometime in the 1970's, police officers from New York City wanted a safe haven to live, away from the dangers of the streets of New York City, this is when they established a "Cop Land" in the small New Jersey town of Garrison. Freddy Heflin who was always admired by the New York cops wanted to become one, but because he was deaf in one ear this prevents him from achieving his goal, but has become sheriff of Garrison. Recently there have been a dark omen surrounding the NYPD, and Freddy is now investigating on this case, then Internal Affairs officer Mo Tilden is also on the case and asks Freddy for help, but Freddy could not. Now Freddy suspects that a New York City cop named Ray Donlan might be one of the many cops who is corrupted by the mob and other criminals. Now, Freddy must find a cop who is nicknamed "Superboy" who can testify against Donlan and protect him, before Donlan finds Superboy and kills him. Written by John Wiggins
This movie was always going to be interesting because it involves so many sides to the one story. There is an excellent balance established between all the factions involved in the case of a missing/dead police officer.
The characters for this sort of movie are very original, and their flaws are revealed just as much, if not more so than their strengths. This has to be Sylvester Stallone's career highlight, and goes to show that his talents are not necessarily best for action movies. And De Niro's understated but excellently played "Moe Tilden" leaves you wishing he was featured more. The scenes between these two characters are worth the viewing alone. Harvey Keitel as well, plays an excellent cop/quasi-crime boss.
It's a little soppy at times but overall a stand-out in it's genre.