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The Last of the Finest

The Last of the Finest

It's time for heroes again.

19905.91h 46m

Overview

An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).

Directed by John Mackenzie
Written by Jere Cunningham, George Armitage, Thomas Lee Wright
Produced by John Davis
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Frank Daly

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Wayne Gross

Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Ricky Rodriguez

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Howard 'Hojo' Jones

M

Michael C. Gwynne

Anthony Reece

Henry Stolow

Henry Stolow

Stant

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

R.J. Norringer

Henry Darrow

Henry Darrow

Captain Joe Torres

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

Calvert

Deborra-Lee Furness

Deborra-Lee Furness

Linda Daly

Themes & Keywords

drug dealerillegal drugsberettakingpinpolice shootout

About The Last of the Finest

The Last of the Finest is a crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of drug dealer, illegal drugs, beretta, kingpin, police shootout. Directed by John Mackenzie, it stars Brian Dennehy, Joe Pantoliano, Jeff Fahey. An elite group of vice cops are fired from the L.A.P.D. for being over-zealous in their war against drugs. It is immediately apparent that some of their superiors are involved in the drug ring. Banded together, four of the banned cops (which quickly becomes three when one is killed early) band together to fight the drug ring undercover. They gain capital for weapons by ripping off minor drug dealers. Then well-armed they go after the kingpin (Boyd).

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