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The Big Easy

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The Big Easy
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NR,1hr 41min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1987
Director:
Jim McBride
Distributor:
Lions Gate
Starring:
Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty  ...more
Synopsis: A film that captures the steamy, colorful essence of New Orleans, this crime thriller tells the romantic story of a classy detective whose investigation of a gangland murder lands him in trouble with the city's new District Attorney, a woman with a rigid penchant for following the letter of the law. Despite their differences, the two manage to work together and eventually fall in love. Unfortunately all of this leads them to have to fight for their lives when their investigation into the case and ... Full Synopsis
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Keith Phipps, AMG Review
With enough local flavor to have been sponsored by the New Orleans' tourist board, a sharp script by Beverly Hills Cop scribe Daniel Petrie Jr., and terrific leads in Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin, The Big Easy represented the best the '80s had to offer in terms of action thrillers. Quaid and Barkin have fantastic chemistry both as antagonists and as romantic partners and the considerably different ... Full Review
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Dennis Quaid
Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin
Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty
Jack Kellom
John Goodman
Andre DeSoto
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