Based on a gritty, semi-autobiographical novel by author Kim Wozencraft, this crime thriller was adapted for the screen by noir novelist Pete Dexter and marked the directorial debut of producer Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Kristen Cates, a rookie police officer recruited to ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1991 | Running Time: 120 minutes
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Lili Fini Zanuck's only directorial effort thus far, adapted from a novel based on the experiences of former narcotics detective Kim Wozencraft, is a superbly corrosive portrait of the life of an undercover narc Jennifer Jason-Leigh. After naïve rookie-cop Leigh joins veteran narc Jason Patric, she adopts his practice of shooting whatever substance is necessary as a technique for nailing drug dealers. The liminal area occupied by those who do undercover work has always fascinated writers and ...more
- Jason Patric - Jim Raynor
- Jennifer Jason Leigh - Kristen Cates
- Sam Elliott - Larry Dodd
- Max Perlich - Walker
- Gregg Allman - Will Gaines
- Dennis Burkley - Motorcycle Guy
- Niles Caldwell - Scooter Trash
- Merrill Connally - Defense Attorney
- Tony Frank - Chief Donald Nettle
- John Ray Harrison - Mayor
- Jerry King - Man in Hearse
- Dennis Letts - Senior District Attorney
- Ken Stadler - Police Lieutenant
- Brandon Smith - Cop
- Lili Fini Zanuck - Director
- Richard D. Zanuck - Producer
- Gary Daigler - Producer
- Peter Dexter - Screenwriter
- Kim Wozencraft - Book Author
- Colleen Atwood - Costume Designer
- Katterli A. Frauenfelder - First Assistant Director
- Mark Warner - Editor
- Eric Clapton - Composer (Music Score)
- Timothy R. Sexton - Musical Direction/Supervision
- Paul Sylbert - Production Designer
- Kenneth MacMillan - Cinematographer
- Gary Daigler - Production Manager
- Phillip Leonard - Set Designer












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