Sylvester Stallone

Harvey Keitel

Ray Liotta

Robert De Niro

Peter Berg

Janeane Garofalo

Robert Patrick

Michael Rapaport

Annabella Sciorra

Noah Emmerich

Cathy Moriarty

John Spencer

Frank Vincent

Malik Yoba

Arthur J. Nascarella

Edie Falco

Victor Williams

Paul Calderon

John Doman

Debbie Harry

Vincent Laresca

Oliver Solomon

Terri Towns

David Butler

Brad Beyer

Charles Dumas

John Johnson

Frank Pellegrino

Robert John Burke

John Ventimiglia

Terry Serpico

Method Man

Sean Cullen

Paul Herman

Mel Gorham

Graciela Lecube

Chris Conte

Anthony Citro

Alexandra Adi

Mark Casella

Timothy Stickney

William Kalaidjian

Sean Runnette

Michael Gaston

Ben Ellerin

David Diaz

Tracy O. Emory

Robert W. Castle

Bruce Altman

Carly Fordham

Tony Giorgio

Louis D'Alto

Sylvia Kahn

Ronn Munro

John Henry

Richard Lisi

Hans Moody

Garry Pastore

Tony Sirico

Peter Ashton Wise

P.J. Brown

Manuel Corrado

Jeffrey H. Kaufman

Europe Harmon

Rene Ojeda

Kevin O’Sullivan

Craig McKay

Karin Wiesel

Cathy Konrad

Howard Shore

James Mangold

Cary Woods

Wing Lee

Todd M. Thaler

Ezra Swerdlow

Ellen Lutter

Lester Cohen

Eric Alan Edwards

Danny Aiello III

Jery Hewitt

Michelle Kuznetsky Silverman

Mary Ramos

Harriet Zucker

James R. Bilz

Addison Pettit

Dustin Smith

Charles E. McCarry

Amy Safhay

Richard Rutkowski

Pete Romano

Pedro Hernández

Bob Balzarini

Sam Emerson

Michael Leather

May Kuckro

David Scott Gagnon

Linda Murphy

Andrew Zolot

Igor Sunara

Rick Raphael

Allan Byer

Adam Gilmore

Nicholas Lundy

Alan Muzeni

Gus Papadopoulos

Roseann Milano

Sandy Hamilton

Gary Martone

Lukasz Jogalla

Lisa Nilsson

Will Caban

Kevin Keefe

Ron Bochar

Fred Rosenberg

John 'J.R.' Craigmile

Gayle Keller

Kevin Flynn

Glen Pangione

Henry S. Avelin

Philip Stockton

Magdaline Volaitis

Meredith Jacobson Marciano

Lewis Goldstein

Bruce Pross

Kenton Jakub

Glenfield Payne

Jac Rubenstein

Mark Ginsberg

Kathi Scharer

Frank Kern

Kam Chan

Steven Visscher

Marko Costanzo

Reilly Steele

David Carbonara

Lynne Maureen Curtis

Ashley Cusato

Christopher Goode

Bob Weinstein

Kevin King Templeton

Richard Miller

Kerry Orent

Harvey Weinstein

Mark De Alessandro

Jeffrey Rollins

Marlene Arvan

Roger M. Bobb

Amy Lynn

Christopher Swartout

Meryl Poster

Anthony Gore

Tracy Lee McGrath

Henry Alex Rubin

Wendy Lee Roberts

Rebecca Strickland

Valerie Desjardins

Michele Carmel Long

Craig Markey

Vebe Borge

Judi Goodman

Lori Hicks

Joseph Coscia

Judy Lovell

Michele Paris

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Cop Land

Miramax

Across the River Productions

Woods Entertainment

United States of America

Sheriff Freddy Heflin (Stallone) is an ordinary officer who spends his boring life in the town where he lives. Time passes so slow in a quiet little town of “Cop Land”. This bulky sheriff does nothing other than controlling traffic and surrendering to his pinball addiction. When a misfire broke out in town, Freddy jumped into it with the help of Lt. Moe Tilden (Robert De Niro). This seems like a big leap of the career-stuck sheriff. Two thumbs of for Stallone for giving up his all muscles body, something is well-maintained for years and also his choice for accepting a role much different from his usual heroic/action ones. Stallone did much better in his role when compared to his acting in Get Carter or D-Tox

Gimly

Weird that it took me so long to watch given the cast. Look, _Cop Land_ isn't the best movie in the filmography of anybody involved, but it was a worthwhile watch, and a nice way to break up the crap horror we've been on a bender of lately.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go_.

CinemaSerf

This has a really good ensemble cast, but the sum of the parts really don't add up to much of an whole. Sylvester Stallone is local sheriff "Freddy", in charge of policing a small town - Garrison - near New York that is largely populated by it's police officers. The television news reports and our frequent attendance at the cemetery soon demonstrate to us that being a cop has become an even more perilous affair. Just who is behind this new danger? Harvey Keitel ("Ray") is the kingpin sergeant who many believe is to be applauded for enabling many officers to escape the Big Apple itself and set up home for their families in relatively safe and secure surroundings, but is he really the altruist that he purports to be? The death of one officer leads "Tilden" (Robert De Niro) to lead an internal investigation, but when that is mysteriously shut down by the Mayor, it falls to "Freddy" to find the truth. There are just too many characters in this film, there is far too much dialogue and for the most part, really too little action. It shines a dimly lit light on police corruption, but to be honest most of these are pretty unsavoury characters who would stab their own mothers in the face for a quick buck. De Niro is all to rarely on screen and I found Ray Liotta's "Gary" just too unconvincing after about ten minutes. If this is supposed to be brotherhood, hmmm, I think I will pass.

Well, it has almost everyone that could really act in the 90s in it. That is a plus.

And Stallone actually does a great job of being a washed up no-nothing out of shape small town sheriff. He rarely takes roles that actually require him to act so it's always a shock when you see films and realize that, no, Sly is in fact really a stellar actor. This is one of those movies.

It's also one of those movies that stays with you as a classic. Not as well known as Chinatown, but the kind of movie where, after you forget about it, you get the chance to re-watch it and realize once more how great it actually was.

**_Tough Cops of NYC living in a town across the Hudson River in Jersey…_**

…where the half-deaf Sheriff (Sylvester Stallone) is basically a nice-guy tool of their arrogant leader (Harvey Keitel). When the angry cops engage in corruption concerning a cover-up, it attracts the attention of an Internal Affairs investigator (Robert De Niro), who tries to enlist the help of the Sheriff. Ray Liotta and Robert Patrick are also on hand.  

“Cop Land” (1997) is a crime drama with an ensemble cast, the second film of writer/director James Mangold. There are a lot of characters and so it’s wise to use the subtitles to keep track of who’s who. It’s one of those films where you have to pay close attention or you won’t be able to follow what’s going on and get frustrated. Siskel & Ebert’s review (available on Youtube) does a good job of pointing out the movie’s strengths and weaknesses: Siskel carefully followed what was happening and so praised the flick whereas Ebert got irritated by the overstuffed production.

The first time I saw it, I felt the way Ebert did but, seeing it again recently, I lean more toward Siskel’s position. There’s a Director’s Cut, released in 2008, that adds about 14 minutes of extra footage and makes what’s happening more sensible. While this is great and I want to see it, the Theatrical version is fine if you pay attention and keep track.

It comes in the noir-ish tradition of “On the Waterfront” and is similar to Bruce Willis’ “Striking Distance,” just less comic booky and grittier, not to mention more convoluted. Yet it’s superior to both of these IMHO. The future “Crash” (2004) was obviously influenced by it.

Stallone gained 40 lbs for his role and is convincing as the pushover Sheriff, who’s basically backed into a corner where he has little choice but to consider a radical turn. Meanwhile Liotta, Keitel, De Niro and T-1000 all bring their A-game with intense performances.

In the feminine department, Annabella Sciorra plays the wife of one of the cops (Peter Berg), a woman who the Sheriff evidently still loves. Meanwhile Cathy Moriarty is on hand as Uncle Ray’s cheatin’ wife while Janeane Garofalo plays the Sheriff’s increasingly frustrated deputy.

The film runs 1 hour, 45 minutes, and was shot in Edgewater, New Jersey, and the nearby George Washington Bridge, with some scenes done across the river in Manhattan.

GRADE: B+

Hadn't seen this one in a long time and still a great crime-drama with tremendous performances all around. The only blemish I would put on the movie is at the end when the corrupt cops grab 'Superboy' which was a headslap moment as Stallone told them he was bringing him in the following morning. Not sure why he didn't think they would do that... Still the shootout and sound design at the end was well done and satisfying. **4.25/5**

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