

Impulse
1990-04-06 · 109 min · ★ 5.6
A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.
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Production details
- Directors
- Sondra Locke
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,544,504
Top Cast
Theresa RussellLottie Mason
Jeff FaheyStan
George DzundzaLt. Joe Morgan
Alan RosenbergCharley Katz
Eli DankerDimarjian
Charles McCaughanFrank Munoff
Lynne ThigpenDr. Gardner
Shawn ElliottTony Peron
Angelo TiffeLuke
Christopher LawfordSteve
Dan BellAnson
Daniel QuinnTed Gates
David L. CrowleyTrick in Car
Mark RolstonMan in Bar
Russell CurryBartender Mills
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