Its a bit of an underrated bruce willis action classic in my opinion. Striking distance is an exhausted reassembly of bits and pieces. Mar 21, 2020 striking distance definition is a distance from which something can be easily reached or attained. Tom hardy bruce willis is a 5th generation pittsburgh cop investigating a serial killer, the polish hill strangler, when he is demoted to river patrol for suggesting that the serial killer is another cop. Striking distance is a 1993 thriller directed by rowdy herrington. In striking distance idioms by the free dictionary. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for striking distance 463 found 540 total alternate case. Best pittsburgh movie news pittsburgh pittsburgh city paper.
In rowdy herringtons 1993 actioner striking distance, a pittsburgh river cop from a troubled family tracks down a serial killer. Striking distance is a suspenseful murder mystery in which tom hardy tries to locate his fathers killer. Tom hardy bruce willis denounces his partner, jimmy detillo robert pastorelli, for brutally interrogating a suspect. Not as much as city paper readers, who voted striking distance into the top slot for best pittsburgh movie. Striking distance rowdy herrington, bruce willis, sarah. This is just as good as a lot of other willis actioners. Striking distance definition of striking distance by. However this seemed to be the year when williss career stalled slightly before he bounced. Just because its been done before doesnt mean it cant be done again. Jokes are fine, but dont post tactlessinappropriate ones. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of striking distance. Like the box of generic corn flakes, striking distance isnt so terrible, but youll forget it the second youre done with it. Definition of within striking distance in the idioms dictionary.
Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack and subtitles. After jimmy falls to his death from a bridge, tom is transferred from homicide to the river rescue team. Tom believes the killer is another cop and goes on the record with his allegations. A serial killer returns after a twoyear absence and bodies of beautiful women start turning up in the river, all women whom hardy used to date. Watch striking distance online stream full movie directv. If striking distance were a book, it could be called a good read. Miscellaneous notes and facts about striking distance, 1993, directed by rowdy herrington, with bruce willis, sarah jessica parker, dennis farina, striking distance 1993 misc notes.
Weighed down by a rote story and passionless performances, striking distance represents one of the lesser 90s genre outings from action hero bruce willis. This absurd serial killer action thriller about a pittsburgh river patrolman played by an unusually bland bruce willis who solves a vast murder mystery involving gasp. Sarah jessica parker plays jo christman and emily harper. Jul 22, 2018 as 2017 rolledover to 2018, we got the idea to honor the 25th anniversary of striking distancethe pittsburghset police action film that spawned an unexpected local meme. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Sep 23, 2018 as 2017 rolledover to 2018, we got the idea to honor the 25th anniversary of striking distancethe pittsburghset police action film that spawned an unexpected local meme. If you want to start a main strikingdistance page, just click the edit button above. Sony pictures imageworks was formed in 1992 with five employees to use computers to help plan complicated scenes for liveaction films. Pittsburgh police sergeant tom hardy bruce willis has reported his partner and cousin, jimmy detillo robert pastorelli, for. Tom hardy bruce willis is a 5th generation pittsburgh cop investigating a serial killer, the polish. A description of tropes appearing in striking distance. As 2017 rolledover to 2018, we got the idea to honor the 25th anniversary of striking distancethe pittsburghset police action film that spawned an unexpected local meme. Striking distance 1993 a serial killer is back in pittsburgh to torment the former homicide detective who was on his trail years before. Striking distance is an american melodrama thriller movie from 1993. For more on this, see last weeks part 1 of the story. North korea announced wednesday that it had completed its goal of becoming a nuclear state after testfiring a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile that it said puts the entire united. Its really a very well plotted revenge thriller, with a great car chase, i might add, which left this flick playing over a couple of. Charles russo writes with all the fire, wisdom, and heart that bruce lee deserves. Within striking distance idioms by the free dictionary.
It is about an outspoken pittsburgh cop bruce willis, who gets in trouble by. Striking distance made in pittsburgh in the summer of 1992. Dec, 2007 not as much as city paper readers, who voted striking distance into the top slot for best pittsburgh movie. In the summer of 1992 columbia pictures filimed a movie, staring bruce willis, striking distance, the original title was three rivers the movie also had a chris craft capri or should we say three capris, owned by bruce willis caractor tom hardy. Finally, the striking distance script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the bruce willis and tom sizemore movie.
Striking distance is a 1993 american action thriller film starring bruce willis as pittsburgh police homicide detective thomas hardy. Coming from a police family, tom hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Bruce willis and sarah jessica parker star in this mindbending action mystery. Definition of in striking distance in the idioms dictionary. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 46 produced by 6. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Note that in this image, the rubber butt pad of the shotgun appears to be damaged possibly because bruce willis accidentally banged the stock into the hatch over the course of multiple takes of filming. Striking distance is an exhausted reassembly of bits and pieces from all the other movies that are more or less exactly like this one. Hardy clubs a suspect with the stock of the mossberg. Striking distance 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Im poring through my film books to see if there is a cliche that didnt make it into striking keep your distance. Tom hardy bruce willis, who has been relegated to waterway duty, along with new partner jo christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. Striking distance simple english wikipedia, the free. Bruce willis in striking distance 1993 bruce willis and sarah jessica parker in striking distance 1993.
Rent striking distance 1993 starring bruce willis and sarah jessica parker on dvd and bluray. Striking distance nude scenes 8 images and 1 video including appearances from sarah jessica parker. Striking distance striking distance releases discogs. The idea was to take the opening highspeed car chase through the city, find all the actual filming locations. Striking distance bruce willis sarah jessica parker dennis farina 1993 an alienated pittsburgh police officer bruce willis and his new partner sarah jessica parker on the river rescue squad hunt a. Striking distance internet movie firearms database guns. With talent including bruce willis, sarah jessica parker and dennis farina. What does within striking distance expression mean. Striking distance script transcript from the screenplay. Clares characters always grab me from the get go and keep me turning the pages. What bruce willis character did in the film was the right thing and if those other cops think what. Films like striking distance should be avoided, since they bring us one step closer to a completely desensitized societyone devoid of love and of god. Striking distance places the living, breathing man back into history, outside of the myth, and tells the real story from the street level up of lees contribution to the global rise of gung fu.
Miscellaneous notes and facts about striking distance, 1993. Like john q, striking distance is another film, that leaves me in an enigma, of how panned it was. In the film, bruce willis character said that whoever was driving the car was driving it like a cop would in a high speed pursuit situation. Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews and an eclectic array of sources, striking distance is an engrossing narrative chronicling san francisco bays pioneering martial arts scene as it thrived in the early 1960s and offers an indepth look at a widely unknown chapter of bruce lees iconic life.
Striking distance definition is a distance from which something can be easily reached or attained. A serial killer is back in pittsburgh to torment the former homicide detective who was on his trail years before. All of this action was accomplished with verbal and hand cues from his trainer with food as a reward. Ive been having some fun recently with digging out a few old films i remember enjoying when they came out at the cinema. Purchase striking distance on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Watch striking distance starring bruce willis in this suspense on directv. This book is easily read as a standalone, but the whole series is very worth the read. Financial analysis of striking distance 1993 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Striking distance 1993 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system.
The credits say written by rowdy herrington and martin kaplan, but the right word would have been anthologized. New york film locations from the movie striking distance starring bruce willis. It was directed by rowdy herrington and written by herrington and marty kaplan. Striking distance is a 1993 american action thriller film starring bruce willis as pittsburgh. What bruce willis character did in the film was the right thing and if those other cops think what he did was the wrong thing to.
Striking distance, a film directed by rowdy herrington and starring bruce willis, is yet another film about a deranged serial killer and a cop who sacrifices his career to catch him. This film, like many other thrillers, does not give us any great insights into fallen humanity, but rather seems to enjoy making us squirm by using violence as an entertainment. Most of williss films i like, and this is no exception. The most recent film in my back catalog was striking distance. When pittsburgh homicide cop bruce willis is demoted to river rescue for insubordination, he defies police orders, teaming up with his new. The film costars sarah jessica parker, dennis farina, and tom sizemore.
While the filmmakers try to jazz up their version of this tired plot with an unusual setting and dysfunctional family relationships, it is not enough to overcome. A nickelplated p226 is also carried by captain nick detillo dennis farina as his sidearm in 1993. The background history of this film is interesting and you can see why this. Striking distance bruce willis sarah jessica parker dennis farina 1993 an alienated pittsburgh police officer bruce willis and his new partner sarah jessica parker on the river rescue squad hunt a serial killer. A large group of police officers take aim at a car and shoot it up from both sides none of them hit the suspect nor any parts. Striking distance internet movie firearms database. When pittsburgh homicide cop bruce willis is demoted to river rescue for insubordination, he defies police orders, teaming up with his new partner, sarah jessica parker, to track down the serial.
Nov 29, 2017 north korea announced wednesday that it had completed its goal of becoming a nuclear state after testfiring a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile that it said puts the entire united. The majority of the filming of striking distance was done in pittsburgh in 1992. It is about a police sergeant, tom hardy, who rats out his partner for using excessive force on a suspect. With bruce willis, sarah jessica parker, dennis farina, tom sizemore. Located in the former tristar building, their first work was a previsualization for the 1993 film striking distance. A sigsauer p226 is the sidearm of pittsburgh detective tom hardy bruce willis. Striking distance script transcript from the screenplay and. Dec 11, 20 when pittsburgh homicide cop bruce willis is demoted to river rescue for insubordination, he defies police orders, teaming up with his new partner, sarah jessica parker, to track down the serial. If university profs use chinatown and the sting as shining examples of writing excellence, then striking distance must appear on the opposite end of their spectrum. Rent striking distance 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Tom hardy, who has been relegated to waterway duty, along with new partner jo christman, navigate the three rivers looking for. Striking distance 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Dont get in arguments with people here, or start long discussions.
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