Ricochet (1991) Thriller Drama Action Crime
Ricochet (1991) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 6.20/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.2/10
Metascore: ☆ 4.9/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 7.5/10
Ricochet Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: 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.
Tagline: He"s a cop accused of murder. And the only man who knows he"s innocent is the killer who framed him.
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Type: MovieYear: 1991 (more 1991 movies)
Box Office: $21,756,163
Language: English, Spanish, German, French
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Ricochet Release Dates In Theaters: Oct 04, 1991
Writers: Fred Dekker, Menno Meyjes, Steven E. de Souza
Producers: James Herbert, Barry Josephson, Michael Levy, Joel Silver, Suzanne Todd
Editors: Peter Honess
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Ricochet (1991) Cast (Click to Expand)
Ricochet Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Denzel Washington | ... | Nick Styles |
| John Lithgow | ... | Earl Talbot Blake |
| Ice-T | ... | Odessa (as Ice T) |
| Kevin Pollak | ... | Larry Doyle |
| Lindsay Wagner | ... | DA Priscilla Brimleigh |
| Mary Ellen Trainor | ... | Gail Wallens |
| Josh Evans | ... | Kim |
| Victoria Dillard | ... | Alice |
| John Amos | ... | Reverend Styles |
| John Cothran | ... | Councilman Farris (as John Cothran Jr.) |
| Linda Dona | ... | Wanda (as Linda Doná) |
| Matt Landers | ... | Chief Floyd |
| Lydell M. Cheshier | ... | R.C. |
| Starletta DuPois | ... | Mrs. Styles |
| Sherman Howard | ... | Kiley |
| Viveka Davis | ... | Babysitter |
| Kimberly Natasha Ali | ... | Lisa Styles |
| Aileaha Jones | ... | Monica Styles |
| Jesse Ventura | ... | Chewalski |
| Rick Cramer | ... | Jesse |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Denzel Washington (b. December 28, 1954) – Nick Styles
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) - John Lithgow (b. October 19, 1945) – Earl Talbot Blake
Sign: Libra, Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Also known as: John Lithcow - Ice-T (b. February 16, 1958) – Odessa (as Ice T)
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Also known as: Black Ice | Tracy Marrow | Ice T | Ice T. - Kevin Pollak (b. October 30, 1957) – Larry Doyle
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Also known as: Kevin Pollack - Lindsay Wagner (b. June 22, 1949) – DA Priscilla Brimleigh
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Also known as: Lindsay Wager - Mary Ellen Trainor, as Gail Wallens, passed away at age 62 in Montecito, California, USA.
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m) - Josh Evans – Kim
- Victoria Dillard – Alice
- John Amos (b. December 27, 1939) – Reverend Styles
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: John A. Amos | Johnny Amos | Jon Amos - John Cothran (b. October 31, 1947) – Councilman Farris (as John Cothran Jr.)
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: John Cothran Jr. - Linda Dona – Wanda (as Linda Doná)
- Matt Landers, as Chief Floyd, passed away at age 62 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Lydell M. Cheshier – R.C.
- Starletta DuPois (b. July 18, 1941) – Mrs. Styles
Sign: Cancer
Also known as: Starletta De Paur | Starletta Du Pois | Starletta Dupois - Sherman Howard (b. June 11, 1949) – Kiley
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Howard Sherman
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