As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
Directed by Peter Hyams
right and justice
husband wife relationship
judge
hitman
secret society
mission of murder
serial killer
los angeles, california
cynical
miscarriage of justice
crime wave
cautionary
intense
authoritarian
forceful
harsh
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Cast
Michael Douglas
Steven Hardin
Hal Holbrook
Benjamin Caulfield
Yaphet Kotto
Detective Harry Lowes
Sharon Gless
Emily Hardin
James B. Sikking
Dr. Harold Lewin
Joe Regalbuto
Arthur Cooms
Don Calfa
Lawrence Monk
John DiSanti
Detective James Wickman
DeWayne Jessie
Stanley Flowers
Jack Kehoe
Hingle
Larry Hankin
Detective Kenneth Wiggan
Dick Anthony Williams
Detective Paul Mackey
Crew
Peter Hyams
Director
Peter Hyams
Screenplay
Roderick Taylor
Screenplay
Michael Westmore
Makeup Artist
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Freddie Hice
Stunts
Bo Welch
Art Direction
Don E. FauntLeRoy
Assistant Camera
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Roderick Taylor
Story
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
The
7.0★ · 08/29/22
Pretty good thriller but doesn’t acquit itself of playing as one of the right wing crime fantasies it tries to criticize. It’s not nakedly in love with killing criminals but there’s a lot of grievances about due process and nasty crimes. It’s complicated but it does effectively lead you along the logic of extrajudicial execution.
Pretty good thriller but doesn’t acquit itself of playing as one of the right wing crime fantasies it tries to criticize. It’s not nakedly in love with killing criminals but there’s a lot of grievances about due process and nasty crimes. It’s complicated but it does effectively lead you along the logic of extrajudicial execution.
