The Big Easy

Name: The Big Easy
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Released: August 21, 1987
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin

1987

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 21, 1987 | R

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin

Summary: Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for acceptingSet in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes as he stumbles on a police corruption Sting. While this is happening, the criminals insist that none of the crime gangs are behind the killings.… Expand

Director: Jim McBride

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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Roger Ebert

The Big Easy is one of the richest American films of the year. It also happens to be a great thriller. Read full review

Hal Hinson

The Big Easy, starring Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid, is the sexiest, most companionable movie of the summer. Set in New Orleans, it's an amiable, loping, goof of a movie, with charm to burn and not a thought in its head. Read full review

Gene Siskel

The film's strength is director Jim McBride's seemingly easy way of presenting us with a New Orleans that is more malevolent and intoxicating than the tourist trap that some think it to be. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff [Not Credited]

Colorful Cajun noir, spicy, romantic, efficient. Read full review

Carrie Rickey

The Big Easy is an extremely enjoyable (and well-lubricated) vehicle for two actors who aren't quite yet stars, but should be. Read full review

Richard Schickel

A movie that manages to be atmospherically rich while also satisfying the slash-crash imperatives of the police-action genre. Read full review

Vincent Canby

The screenplay, by Daniel Petrie Jr. and Jack Baran, has a number of funny lines and situations, but the end result looks fiddled with by people attempting to ''fix'' things. Read full review

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