The Big Easy (1987 film)
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| Directed by | Jim McBride |
| Produced by | Mort Engelberg |
| Written by | Daniel Petrie Jr. |
| Starring | Dennis Quaid Ellen Barkin John Goodman Ned Beatty |
| Cinematography | Affonso Beato |
| Editing by | Mia Goldman |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 21, 1987 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Big Easy is a neo-noir film directed by Jim McBride. The Director of Photography was Affonso Beato.
In this neo-noir, centered in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, Remy McSwain (Dennis Quaid) is a sassy police detective of Cajun extraction who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to believe that the New Orleans Police brass is deeply involved, but he can't be sure.
Anne Osborn (Ellen Barkin), a sultry prosecutor, is sent to investigate the alleged police corruption and soon meets Detective McSwain. Since both are hard-headed individuals they quickly clash, fight, fall in love, and finally, work together to solve the crime. The twists and turns never stop in this edgy, steamy thriller.
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[edit] Quotes
- Remy McSwain: If I can't have you, can I at least have my gator?
- Remy McSwain: Just relax, darlin'. This is the Big Easy. Folks have a certain way o' doin' things down here.
- Anne Osborne: You're a cop for God's sake, you're supposed to uphold the law, but instead you bend it and twist it and sell it. I saw you take that bribe and, and resist arrest and tamper with evidence and perjure yourself under oath. Remy McSwain: Don't forget I ran a red light too, huh. Anne Osborne: You still think it's funny, don't you? Why don't you just face it, Remy? You're not one of the good guys anymore.
[edit] Taglines
- Between them lies the fate of the state of New Orleans.
- A cop and a lady lawyer caught in an explosive truth of police corruption.
- A snappy, sassy battle of the sexes.
[edit] Trivia
- According to the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford, The Big Easy was the first film ever sold at a Sundance.
- The legendary New Orleans district attorney, Jim Garrison, a Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorist who conducted his own investigation into the murder, makes a cameo in the film as a judge.
- The film inspired a television series of the same name. The show premiered on the USA Cable network August 11, 1996.
- The original title of the script was "Windy City", set in Chicago.
[edit] External links
- The Big Easy at the Internet Movie Database
- Roger Ebert Review
- October 11, 1985 draft script from Daily Script
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