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About
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell, and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.
Theatrical
Aug 14, 1987
Box Office
$35.5M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
2.4x
DVD / Blu-ray
Apr 25, 2000
Director
Writer
Robert Garland
Producers
Laura Ziskin, Robert Garland, Mace Neufeld
Music
Studio
Orion Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Revelation in a Tense Confrontation
David Brice
Your search is over, Major!
Maj. Donovan
Is that...?
[looking at Scott's corpse]
David Brice
He shot himself!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Conflicting Orders Among Officers
Tom
I am your superior officer and I am giving you a direct order to arrest this man.
[to nearest MP]
Contra
I have orders from Pritchard!
Tom
Do it!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Kevin Costner
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell
G
Gene Hackman
Defense Secretary David Brice
S
Sean Young
Susan Atwell
W
Will Patton
Scott Pritchard
H
Howard Duff
Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
G
George Dzundza
Sam Hesselman
J
Jason Bernard
Major Donovan
I
Iman
Nina Beka
F
Fred Thompson
CIA Director Marshall
L
Leon Russom
Kevin O'Brien
D
Dennis Burkley
Boat Renter
M
Marshall Bell
Assassin
C
Chris D.
Assassin
M
Michael Shillo
Schiller
N
Nicholas Worth
Cup Breaker
L
Leo Geter
Ensign Fox
M
Matthew Barry
Bellboy
J
John D'Aquino
Lt. John Chadway
P
Peter Bell
Seaman Dufor
G
Gregory Avellone
Technician
