Ricochet

– An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Ricochet (1991)

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Editor's Pick for:

Ricochet (1991) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Oct 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writer:

Fred Dekker (story), Menno Meyjes (story), Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T, Kevin Pollak

Plot:

In this action thriller, Denzel Washington plays Nick Styles, the assistant district attorney of L.A. The film opens in his early days as a cop on the L.A.P.D. During a carnival, master criminal Earl Talbot Blake creates a scene after a botched drug deal. Styles and Blake confront each other, during which Blake is wounded by Styles and later sent to prison. Seven years later, Blake escapes from prison during a parole board hearing to carry out his revenge against Styles, and what follows is a violent series of events that destroys Styles' career. This sets the stage for one last bloody duel between Styles and Blake.

Production:

HBO Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%