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Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Directed by Daniel Petrie
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Overview
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York’s infamous South Bronx. In the center is “Fort Apache”, as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy’s country. The story follows officer Murphy, who seems to be a tuff cynic, but in truth he’s a moralist with a sense for justice.
Rated R | Length 125 minutes
Actors
Paul Newman | Ed Asner | Ken Wahl | Danny Aiello | Rachel Ticotin | Pam Grier | Kathleen Beller | Tito Goya | Miguel Piñero | Jaime Tirelli | Lance Guecia | Rony Clanton | Clifford David | Sully Boyar | Michael Higgins | Irving Metzman | Frank Adu | John Aquino | Norman Matlock | John Ring | Tony DiBenedetto | Terence Brady | Randy Jurgensen | Marvin Cohen | Paul Gleason | Reynaldo Medina | Daryl Edwards | Donald Petrie | Thomas A. Carlin | Frederick Allen | Dominic Chianese | Mike Cicchetti | Apu Guecia | Kim Delgado | Reyno | Dadi Pinero | Cleavant Derricks | Gilbert Lewis
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2015 | TV | DVD | Rented | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
I’d been wanting to watch this again for years now. I finally got the disc from Netflix and revisited it. It’s a great piece of early eighties cinema with outstanding performances by Newman and Grier, who plays a murderous hooker hopped up on PCP so well I didn’t even realize it was Pam Grier at first.
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