The Last of the Finest
Seen it?1990 | 106 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Training Day or End of Watch, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and drug use.
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide on a $12 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Mackenzie
- Brian DennehyFrank Daly
- Joe PantolianoWayne Gross
- Jeff FaheyRicky Rodriguez
- Bill PaxtonHoward 'Hojo' Jones
- Michael C. GwynneAnthony Reece
- Henry StolowStant
- Guy BoydR.J. Norringer
- Henry DarrowCaptain Joe Torres
- J. Kenneth CampbellCalvert
- Deborra-Lee FurnessLinda Daly