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The Big Easy

He's got to hide the truth. She'll stop at nothing to find it. But tonight, everything's off the record.
Nov 27, 1986 · 1h 42m
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Action
Crime
Mystery

PLOT

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.

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CAST

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
Directed by Jim McBride

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$8,500,000
Revenue
$17,685,307
Production
Kings Road Entertainment
Country
US

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