Downtown (film)
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| Directed by | Richard Benjamin |
| Produced by | Charles H. Maguire |
| Written by | Nat Mauldin |
| Starring |
Anthony Edwards Forest Whitaker Penelope Ann Miller |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Editing by |
Jacqueline Cambas Brian L. Chambers |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,346,150[1] |
Downtown is a 1990 American police action comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin. This would be the second pairing of Anthony Edwards and Forest Whitaker both of whom played roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. (1982)
Plot
Police Officer Alex Kearney (Edwards) is a patrolman in Bryn Mawr, a rich plush suburb of Philadelphia until he stops an important businessman and his story of the incident is not believed. He is sent to work Downtown, the most dangerous, crime filled precinct in the city. Everyone there is sure that this 'by the book' suburb pampered cop is going to get himself and whoever is assigned as his partner, killed. Sergeant Dennis Curren (Whitaker) draws the unfortunate 'babysitting' assignment but when Alex's best friend is killed investigating a stolen car, Alex throws the book out the window tracking down the killer.
Though the plot of the movie references a Philadelphia suburb, Bryn Mawr, all the exterior filming is done within the City of Philadelphia. The beginning of the film features Cresheim Valley Road, Stenton, and Germantown Avenues. This is in the Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill neighborhoods. Later portions of the film are in the Fairhill and Norris Square neighborhoods which are now known as "The Badlands" circa 2000. Diamond Street is within this area, but Philadelphia police districts are numbered, not named for streets or neighborhoods. Any Philadelphian would enjoy trying to catch their street in the fast paced filming.
Cast
- Anthony Edwards.....Alex Kearney
- Forest Whitaker.....Dennis Curren
- Penelope Ann Miller.....Lori Mitchell
- Joe Pantoliano.....White
- David Clennon.....Jerome Sweet
- Art Evans.....Henry Coleman
- Rick Aiello.....Mickey Witlin
- Roger Aaron Brown.....Lt. Sam Parral
- Ron Canada.....Lowell Harris
- Wanda De Jesus.....Luisa Diaz
- Francis X. McCarthy.....Insp. Ben Glass
- Kimberly Scott.....Christine Curren
References
External links
- Downtown at the Internet Movie Database
- Downtown at allmovie
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