The Rookie Plot Summary and Details

Plot

In return for Warner Bros. greenlighting his pet project White Hunter, Black Heart (1990), Clint Eastwood directed and starred in this more commercial film, an action caper about a mismatched pair of auto theft cops. Eastwood is grizzled veteran detective Nick Pulovski, who's determined to bring down the chop-shop operation being run by a pair of German crooks, Strom (Raul Julia) and Liesl (Sonia Braga). Although he's been officially removed from the case and partnered with a green, recently promoted detective, David Ackerman (Charlie Sheen), the hard-drinking Nick's not about to let the car thieves get away with murder. David, in the meanwhile, is dealing with his own issues, including the death of his brother (for which he was responsible), his unhappy girlfriend Sarah (Lara Flynn Boyle) and his estrangement from his wealthy father Eugene (Tom Skerritt).

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action

Run Time:

121min.

Theatrical Release Date:

12/01/1990

DVD Release Date:

09/02/2003

Distributor(s):

Warner Brothers

Director(s):

Clint Eastwood

Starring:

Clint Eastwood , Charlie Sheen , Raul Julia , Sonia Braga , Tom Skerritt

Themes:

Rookie Cops

Tone:

Gritty,Humorous,Tense

Keywords:

accident,bad-guy,car,car-theft,criminal,detective,good-guy,investigation,kidnapping,law-enforcement,murder,obsession,partner,police,rescue,revenge,robbery,rookie,wealth

Country of Origin:

USA (12-07-1990)

Language:

English