Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

1995 ""

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning

5.4 | 1h35m | en | Drama

In New York two detectives of the 87th precinct are initially baffled by the brutal, ritualistic slayings of several young women. Through good detective work and clues left at the crime scenes by the psychopathic killer, they are able to deduce who the killer's next victim will be. A tense chase ensues as they try to prevent him from continuing his bloody rampage

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5.4 | 1h35m | en | Drama , Crime , Mystery | More Info

Released: March. 19,1995 | Released Producted By: , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Randy Quaid , Alan Blumenfeld , Ving Rhames

Director

Richard Sherman

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Randy Quaid

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Ving Rhames

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Reviews

writers_reign This is a complete travesty to fans of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novels. As a run-of-the-mill cop show it's okay I guess but by 1995 McBain had been writing about the 87th for 39 years and a nucleus established in 1956 with Cop Killer, was subtly embellished over the years until readers were as familiar with the cops, crooks, informers, of Isola as they were with their own neighborhoods. One gasps in awe at stupid and ridiculous errors - for example Bert Kling (who represents the WASP, in the ethnic mix that make up the 87th) is clearly described by McBain as BLONDE yet here we are introduced to a dark-haired Kling; by the time Lightning hit the stands Carella and Teddy had been married for a quarter of a century and were the parents of teen-age twins, yet here they meet for the first time. Given these essential mistakes only a non-McBain reader could possibly enjoy this movie - and that's before I add my voice to the two others here who have already remarked on Randy Quaid's TOTAL miscasting as Steve Carella. I'm not sure who this is aimed at but it sure ain't me.

lionel.willoquet The hunt for a serial killer who targets young running champions.A perfectly oiled thriller which is not surprising when one knows that it is adapted from a short story by Ed McBain. Only notice : one recognises badly the inspector Steve under Randy Quaid's.

misslu The often excellent Randy Quaid is horribly miscast as Steve Carella - which really brings the production to a deadly pace. By putting Ed McBain's name in the title, fans of the books expect to see the characters that they are familiar with. The loving and long term marriage of Steve and Teddy Carella hasn't occurred yet - in fact, this is where they meet. It is unfortunate that they have no chemistry in the movie. They tried to cram too much history into one movie. Audiences accept a cop being married, whether they know the character or not.