Very strange city. The crime is organized; the police is not.
Soviet Police Captain Ivan Danko sets a trap for Viktor Rostavili, a Georgian drug dealer and crimelord. The ambush severely backfires; Viktor flees the Soviet Union and comes to the USA, after gunning down several other Moscow cops...including Danko's partner.
Loudmouthed Chicago PD Detective-Sergeant Art Ridžic investigates several local murders committed by Viktor's cartel. Suddenly he finds himself partnered with Danko, who has chased Viktor here from Moscow with the intention of capturing the crime baron alive. Danko is frustrated when his lack of a diplomatic license prohibits him from carrying a weapon. He shares his candid observations with Ridžic: "This Chicago is very strange city. Your crime is organized, but your police is not."
Danko and Ridžic pursue Viktor and his henchmen around Chicago. Finally, Danko and Viktor commandeer a couple of Greyhound buses, then engage in a high-speed chase...until Viktor is side-slammed by a train. He takes on Danko in a running, Texas-style shootout (.44 Magnum given to him by Ridžic); Viktor is gunned down. Danko returns to Moscow after exchanging wristwatches with Ridžic as an act of goodwill.
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Gordon
Carroll Walter Hill |
| Written by | Walter Hill Harry Kleiner Troy Kennedy Martin |
| Starring |
Arnold
Schwarzenegger Jim Belushi Peter Boyle |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 17, 1988 |
| Running time | 103 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget |