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1986·Drama·1h 42m
7.0
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Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
Directed by Jim McBride
corruption
police
new orleans, louisiana
investigation
murder
gang
police corruption
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Cast

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin
Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
Jack Kellom
John Goodman
John Goodman
Andre DeSoto
Lisa Jane Persky
Lisa Jane Persky
McCabe
Ebbe Roe Smith
Ebbe Roe Smith
Ed Dodge
Tom O'Brien
Tom O'Brien
Bobby McSwain
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Mama
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
Daddy Mention
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Chef Paul
Robert Lesser
Robert Lesser
'Silky' Foster

Crew

Jim McBride
Jim McBride
Director
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Screenplay
Brad Fiedel
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Affonso Beato
Affonso Beato
Director of Photography
Dody Dorn
Dody Dorn
Sound Editor
Steve Kelso
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Buddy Van Horn
Buddy Van Horn
Stunts
Jeannine Oppewall
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Sharon Jones
Sharon Jones
Music Score Producer
Wilma Francis
Wilma Francis
Casting

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15 reviews
beth
beth
6.0★ · 12/18/25
The Big Easy
genuinely awful, i loved it
genuinely awful, i loved it
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Ava
Ava
8.0★ · 01/19/25
The Big Easy
Jim McBride I love the world through your eyes
Jim McBride I love the world through your eyes
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Gibran
GibranPRO
5.0★ · 04/06/24
The Big Easy
Some nasty accent work.
Some nasty accent work.
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Whitney
Whitney
The Big Easy
Might be the hottest poster ever, it’s this or The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981).
Might be the hottest poster ever, it’s this or The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981).
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Theolejake
Theolejake
4.0★ · 04/11/20
The Big Easy
It's rare that I see an actor unintentionally burn a movie to the ground with an absolutely outrageous preformance. Dennis Quaid is so bad, it's almost a trainwreck you can't turn away from.
It's rare that I see an actor unintentionally burn a movie to the ground with an absolutely outrageous preformance. Dennis Quaid is so bad, it's almost a trainwreck you can't turn away from.
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