Scarred City (1998)
Directed by Ken Sanzel
Genres - Action, Adventure, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Police Drama |
Release Date - Jul 23, 1999 (USA - Unknown), Jul 23, 1999 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jonathan E. Laxamana
Trace (Stephen Baldwin) is a cop who's just been assigned to a new unit led by Lt. Devon (Chazz Palminteri). Trace is alarmed at the tactics of his new partners, who shoot criminals to kill without warning and take bets on who will kill the primary target. The unit turns out to be a team assembled to dispatch drug dealers and mobsters, similar to the ruthless cops in Mulholland Falls or L.A. Confidential. When Trace protests, his teammates tie him up in a firing range and shoot near misses at him. Later, Trace spares a tough nightclub singer/prostitute (Tia Carrere), from a deadly raid, and both become hunted by the cops as well as the mob.
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manhunt, nightclub, partner, prostitute/prostitution, target [object of attack], torture