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Ricochet

Rookie cop Nick Styles' arrest of a ruthless psychotic killer, Blake, makes him a deadly enemy. Blake escapes from jail, faking his own death, and starts an intricate plan of revenge involving intimidation, public humiliation and murder. Nick, now the assistant district attorney, is forced to r...

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Corporate Author: Home Box Office (Firm), HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Actor), Lithgow, John, 1945- (Actor), Ice-T (Musician) (Actor), Pollak, Kevin, 1958- (Actor), De Souza, Steve (Screenwriter), Silver, Joel (Producer), Levy, Michael (Producer) (Producer), Mulcahy, Russell, 1953- (Director)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Spanish
Published: New York : HBO Video, [1998]
Subjects:
Police > Drama.
Criminals > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Police films.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Summary: Rookie cop Nick Styles' arrest of a ruthless psychotic killer, Blake, makes him a deadly enemy. Blake escapes from jail, faking his own death, and starts an intricate plan of revenge involving intimidation, public humiliation and murder. Nick, now the assistant district attorney, is forced to return to the tough streets of his childhood and call on his old friend Odessa, a hustler and drug dealer, for help. Together they set a trap that pits Nick against the killer in a confrontation that will leave only one man alive and victorious.
Item Description: Originally produced as motion picture in 1991.
MPAA rating: R.
Special features: cast biographies; original theatrical trailer; promotional spots.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation.
Production Credits: Story, Fred Dekker and Menno Meyjes ; executive producer, Barry Josephson ; co-producers, James Herbert and Suzanne Todd ; director of photography, Peter Levy ; editor, Peter Honess ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance Straker ; music, Alan Silvestri.
ISBN: 0783113242
9780783113241
Author Notes: John Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945 in Rochester, NY. He went to Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1967. After graduation, Lithgow won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

He has won four Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2005, he became the first actor ever to deliver a commencement speech at Harvard University.

In addition to acting, he is the author of many books for children. He lives in Los Angeles.

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