Loosely based on the autobiography of NYPD detective Bo Dietl (who since his 1985 retirement has played bit parts in such films as
The Bad Lieutenant, Carlito's Way and
Goodfellas and made a million as a private detective), this gritty police story has the texture and attitude of 1970s cop dramas. Bo Dietl (Stephen Baldwin) is the man in the middle: He's dedicated his adult life to the NYPD without renouncing his childhood friends, some of who have grown up to be made men and mobsters. While flamboyant rule-breaker Dietl and his partner Duke (Chris Penn) investigate the rape and brutalization of an East Harlem nun, a pair of aggressive FBI agent...
Released:
1998
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins