Film

The Big Easy

1986 · 1h 42m · Drama · Action · Crime

He's got to hide the truth. She'll stop at nothing to find it. But tonight, everything's off the record.

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

77

Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.

Dennis Quaid

Remy McSwain

Ellen Barkin

Anne Osborne

Ned Beatty

Jack Kellom

John Goodman

Andre DeSoto

Lisa Jane Persky

McCabe

Ebbe Roe Smith

Ed Dodge

Tom O'Brien

Bobby McSwain

Charles Ludlam

Lamar Parmentel

Grace Zabriskie

Mama

Marc Lawrence

Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti

Solomon Burke

Daddy Mention

Gailard Sartain

Chef Paul

Jim Chimento

Freddie Angelo

Edward Saint Pe'

Patrolman

Robert Lesser

'Silky' Foster

Jim Garrison

Judge #2

• Jim McBrideDirector
• Daniel Petrie Jr.Screenplay
• Stephen J. FriedmanProducer
• Mort EngelbergExecutive Producer
• Affonso BeatoDirector of Photography
• Brad FiedelOriginal Music Composer
• Mia GoldmanEditor
• David RubinCasting
• Wilma FrancisCasting

The Big Easy - Trailer

Release date

November 27, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Budget

$8,500,000

Revenue

$17,685,307

Genres

Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery

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