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The Rookie

  • 1990
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
32K
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Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen in The Rookie (1990)
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Dark ComedyPolice ProceduralActionCrimeDramaThriller

A veteran detective is assigned a rookie partner after his previous partner is killed by a car theft gang. He is determined to apprehend those responsible for his friend's death but his new ... Read allA veteran detective is assigned a rookie partner after his previous partner is killed by a car theft gang. He is determined to apprehend those responsible for his friend's death but his new partner isn't really up to the task.A veteran detective is assigned a rookie partner after his previous partner is killed by a car theft gang. He is determined to apprehend those responsible for his friend's death but his new partner isn't really up to the task.

  • Director
    • Clint Eastwood
  • Writers
    • Boaz Yakin
    • Scott Spiegel
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Charlie Sheen
    • Raul Julia
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    32K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writers
      • Boaz Yakin
      • Scott Spiegel
    • Stars
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Charlie Sheen
      • Raul Julia
    • 117User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast44

    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • Nick Pulovski
    Charlie Sheen
    Charlie Sheen
    • David Ackerman
    Raul Julia
    Raul Julia
    • Strom
    Sonia Braga
    Sonia Braga
    • Liesl
    Tom Skerritt
    Tom Skerritt
    • Eugene Ackerman
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Sarah
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Lt. Rayd Garcia
    Marco Rodríguez
    Marco Rodríguez
    • Loco Martinez
    • (as Marco Rodriguez)
    Pete Randall
    • Cruz
    Donna Mitchell
    Donna Mitchell
    • Laura Ackerman
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Ken Blackwell
    Tony Plana
    Tony Plana
    • Morales
    David Sherrill
    David Sherrill
    • Max
    Hal Williams
    Hal Williams
    • Powell
    Lloyd Nelson
    Lloyd Nelson
    • Freeway Motorist
    Pat DuVal
    • Interrogator #1
    Mara Corday
    Mara Corday
    • Interrogator #2
    Jerry Schumacher
    • Interrogator #3
    • Director
      • Clint Eastwood
    • Writers
      • Boaz Yakin
      • Scott Spiegel
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This movie featured over twice as many stuntmen as it did actors and actresses. It set the world record for the biggest ratio of stuntmen to actors and actresses. Reportedly, over eighty stuntmen worked on this movie.
    • Goofs
      When Loco is fighting with Sarah in the living room, a crew member wearing a white t-shirt is briefly visible by the front door, as well as one in a green shirt.
    • Quotes
      • Connie Ling: [On the morning news, on TV] I'm standing in front of an East L.A. garage which is the latest link in a chain of six chop shops busted by the L.A.P.D. in the last three days. This is Auto Theft Detective Nick Pulovski. You seem to have gone out of your way to ensure we were here for these raids.
      • Nick Pulovski: Well, that's right, ma'am. I realize that homicides and splashy robberies get most of the headlines, but it's about time this crime gets the attention it deserves. It's impossible to make a real dent. But it is possible to hurt individual assholes who fuck it up for everyone. Now, I happen to know of a prick that's responsible for the whole fucking operation, and that son of bitch is hurting out there, and I'm fucking liking it.
    • Alternate versions
      The Australian television version was inconsistently edited for sexual and violent content. The scene between Liesl and Pulovski ends after she explains the purpose of the bullet she wears, yet the full sequence is shown on the video screen later when Ackerman rescues Pulovski. All sequences of 'three bullet death', such as Sarah killing Loco and the "Amateur" shootings of Ackerman and Liesl are reduced to one bullet. The final shooting of Strom is heard but not shown.
    • Connections
      Featured in Clint, 'the Rookie' & Me (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      All The Things You Are
      Written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 7, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chàng Thanh Tra Trẻ
    • Filming locations
      • San Jose, California, USA(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Malpaso Productions
      • Kazanjian/Siebert Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,633,874
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,510,056
      • Dec 9, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,633,874
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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