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Raw Nerve Details

1999

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Starring	Mario Van Peebles, Nicolette Sheridan, Zach Galligan, Rick Washburn
Director	Avi Nesher
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

Raw Nerve

When nervous rookie cop Ethan Lang (Galligan) freezes during a holdup/shootout, two other officers die. NYPD compatriot Blair Valdez (Van Peebles) covers up the kid's fatal failure. Much later, when Lang has become a law professor, Valdez comes back to collect on the favor. He's facing an internal investigation and must conceal his shady business relationships. Ethan gives a helpful hand, but both discover
Blair's been unwittingly giving police protection to massive money-laundering by New York's Dominican mob. Bloody bodies pile up as Blair turns into a paranoid psychotic. He's also terminally ill with with groin pains (as though the grisly violence wasn't bad enough), and it's an admirable Van Peebles performance that takes his character from the usual LETHAL WEAPON icon to an unstable sadist. Still, the grim, film-noir tone and over-the-top action makes a strange combo. For other corrupt cops trapped in their own snowballing schemes, check out James Belushi and Tupac Shakur in GANG RELATED.

Starring	Mario Van Peebles, Nicolette Sheridan, Zach Galligan, Rick Washburn, Tracy Howe, Sanny Van Heteren
Director	Avi Nesher
Studio	CINEMA CLUB
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 38 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: 11 Feb 2002

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  Too much bad language.
  
  This film was a constant stream of the
  
  F word,as well as being unable to fathom out the plot.A poor example of
  
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  - 24 Aug 2005 at 20:10
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- - 2
  - 1
  Too much bad language.
  
  This film was a constant stream of the
  
  F word,as well as being unable to fathom out the plot.A poor example of
  
  Mario Van Peebles acting ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Midlands ,England.
  - 24 Aug 2005 at 20:10
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  Very Good
  
  This was a good movie which kept me watching throughout. Highly reccommend.
  
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  - London
  - 23 Aug 2005 at 22:57
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  "Dire"
  
  Had to fast forward after about 30 minutes, it's that bad.
  
  Not even the lovely Nicolette Sheridan can save this one.
  
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  - 18 Nov 2004 at 17:54
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  When nervous rookie cop Ethan Lang (Galligan) freezes during a holdup/shootout, two other officers die. NYPD compatriot Blair Valdez (Van Peebles) covers up the kid's fatal failure. Much later, when Lang has become a law professor, Valdez comes back to collect on the favor. He's facing an internal ...