Cop

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 50mR

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

7,397 votes

A Los Angeles detective meets a feminist poet during a murder case.

Director

James B. Harris

Writers

James Ellroy, James B. Harris

Stars

James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning

Release Date

March 11, 1988

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 73

Reviews

📋 5.9K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

James Woods

as Lloyd Hopkins

Lesley Ann Warren

as Kathleen McCarthy

Charles Durning

as Dutch Peltz

Charles Haid

as Delbert 'Whitey' Haines

Raymond J. Barry

as Captain Fred Gaffney

Randi Brooks

as Joanie Pratt

Steven Lambert

as Bobby Franco

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Christopher Wynne

as Jack Gibbs

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Jan McGill

as Jen Hopkins

Vicki Wauchope

as Penny Hopkins

💰 Box Office

$1,984,315

Worldwide Gross

$1,984,315

Domestic Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Harper House - 1334 North Harper Avenue, West Hollywood, California, USA

Production

Atlantic Entertainment Group, Harris-Woods Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Cop DramaHard-boiled DetectiveSerial KillerWhodunnitCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Great story line. Flawed execution but Woods is excellent

by sickofenjoyingmyself • 2016-08-11

7/10

"I thought the story line for cop was excellent, which isn't surprising given that it's based on James Elroy's Blood on the Moon. I haven't read this but I really enjoyed the actual story line itself. I feel like the execution of the movie lets the story line down in many ways. There are parts where it is brooding and tense, and then there are parts that are plain ridiculous (such as Llyod picking up a girl straight out of a murder him and his partner committed!). The moments that are a bit ridiculous detract from the overall tone and quality of what could have been an excel..."