

The Last of the Finest
1990-03-09 · 106 min · ★ 5.8
An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).
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Production details
- Directors
- John Mackenzie
- Production companies
- Davis Entertainment, Orion Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,531,489
Top Cast
Brian DennehyFrank Daly
Joe PantolianoWayne Gross
Jeff FaheyRicky Rodriguez
Bill PaxtonHoward 'Hojo' Jones
Henry StolowStant
Guy BoydR.J. Norringer
Henry DarrowCaptain Joe Torres
J. Kenneth CampbellCalvert
Deborra-Lee FurnessLinda Daly
Lisa Jane PerskyHarriet Gross
Pamela GidleyHaley
Michele LittleAnita
John FinneganTommy Grogan
Ron CanadaCregan
Xander BerkeleyFast Eddie
Burke ByrnesCommnader OrsniTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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