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The Last Boy Scout

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The Last Boy Scout
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R,1hr 45min
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December 13, 1991
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: Producer Joel Silver, director Tony Scott, and screenwriters Shane Black and Greg Hicks team up for this gridiron-set action thriller. Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, who was once a top-of-the-line Secret Service agent but has since become an alcoholic, flea-bag detective. While performing the chores of a two-bit shamus, he discovers his wife Sarah (Chelsea Field) is having an affair with his best friend. Joe is hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a stripper who has been getting death threats; ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
The testosterone levels of this ultra-macho action flick are way over the top even for producer Joel Silver, genre scribe Shane Black, and director Tony Scott. The film moves along at a brisk enough pace that the mounting number of bad lines and narrative clichés might just go by unnoticed. There's no escaping the film's horny teenage boy worldview, however. This includes heroes who are down and out, ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Joe Hallenbeck
Jimmy Dix
Sarah Hallenbeck
Sheldon Marcone
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