A District Attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.A District Attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.A District Attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
John Cothran
- Councilman Farris
- (as John Cothran Jr.)
Linda Dona
- Wanda
- (as Linda Doná)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDenzel Washington worked out for three hours a day, six days a week for four months so as not to look out of shape for his shirtless scenes.
- GoofsWhen Styles is playing basketball against Odessa near the beginning of the movie, you can clearly see the face of a stunt double with much darker skin, who is driving and slam-dunking the basketball rather than Denzel Washington.
- Quotes
Parole Board Official: Mr. Blake, what will you do if you get out of prison?
Blake: [thinking] Well, I guess, Mr. Chairman, that first I'll pay a visit to your house.
Parole Board Official: To thank me, I suppose?
Blake: No... to fuck your wife. And your daughter. Hell, maybe even your dog.
- Alternate versionsAll UK releases were cut by 5 secs by the BBFC to edit a scene featuring a butterfly knife and to remove a brief shot of the cover of a child porn magazine in line with UK rules on child protection.
- SoundtracksAutomatic
Words and Music by Brock Walsh and Mark Goldenberg
Published by MCA Music Publishing, a Division of MCA Inc., Music Corporation of Amercia, Inc. and Fleedleedle Music. Rights administered by MCA Music Publishing,
a Division of MCA Inc.
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Courtesy of RCA Record Label, a Division of BMG Music
Featured review
On The Bounce
A strong opening sequence, reminiscent of titles straight from a Hitchcock movie, bodes well and it's Denzel to the max from the opening frames. 'Ricochet' is very much a product of the 80's in its look and sound, and there's a hard edge and some snappy dialog that really pushes the action forward without pulling any of its numerous punches. This is most likely down to the screenplay being penned by Steven de Souza who wrote Die Hard; DH 2; 48 Hours and Another 48 Hours, some of the previous decades' defining films. John Lithgow's performance is suitably deranged, Kevin Pollack provides solid support (nice impression in the early stages). It's a good story, not without a Hitchcockian twist or two, arguably not particularly polished as a final product, but still a barrel load of kitschy '80's fun. Worth a look, especially for Denzel fans.
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- robinski34
- Aug 2, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Рикошет
- Filming locations
- Olvera Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(Outdoor 'Festival San Genero' scenes and confrontation with the protagonist.)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,756,163
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,831,181
- Oct 6, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $21,756,163
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