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About
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.
Theatrical
Jun 10, 1988
Box Office
$20.3M
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 14, 1999
Director
Writer
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Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Quotes
See all →Assertion of Identity and Authority
Thug
Who the hell do you think you are?
Ross
I'm the Infantry, sonny.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Understanding Military Rank Insignia
Alan
You see these little oak leaves? They're silver. That means I'm a lieutenant-colonel. If they were gold, THEN I'd be a major! Understand?
[to bully at bar; hits the bully's head on the bar]
Bully
Yes sir!
[grunts & nods]
Alan
Now, next time you see an officer of the Army, you'll know how to recognize his rank!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Sean Connery
Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell
M
Mark Harmon
Jay Austin
M
Meg Ryan
Donna Caldwell
J
Jack Warden
Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure
M
Mark Blum
Arthur Peale
D
Dana Gladstone
Col. Paul Lawrence
J
Jenette Goldstein
Patti Jean Lynch
M
Marvin J. McIntyre
MP Zeke
D
Don Calfa
Howard Buckely
J
John DiSanti
Det. Marvin Powell
R
Robert Lesser
Sgt. Mueller
J
James Hooks Reynolds
George Spota
R
Rick Zumwalt
Bully in Bar
R
Rosalyn Marshall
Lawrence's Secretary
J
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Pilot at Travis AFB
L
Larry Jenkins
MP Dutton
J
Jesse D. Goins
MP Bygrave
K
Kim Robillard
MP Mitchell
M
Michael Strasser
MP Stillwell
R
Ron Cummins
Maintenance Man
