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Ricochet

Ricochet

This is one case that's going to be settled out of court.

19916.11h 42m

Overview

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Written by Steven E. de Souza, Fred Dekker, Menno Meyjes
Produced by Michael Levy, Joel Silver, James Herbert
Box Office0Revenue: $21.8M

Top Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Nick Styles

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Earl Talbott Blake

Ice-T

Ice-T

Odessa

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Det. Larry Doyle

Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Wagner

D.A. Priscilla Brimleigh

Mary Ellen Trainor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Gail Wallens

Josh Evans

Josh Evans

Kim

Victoria Dillard

Victoria Dillard

Alice

John Amos

John Amos

Reverend Styles

John Cothran

John Cothran

Councilman Farris

Themes & Keywords

careerpsychopathfalsely accusedcopprison escapelos angeles, californiakillerfamilypsychoticintense

About Ricochet

Ricochet is a crime, thriller, action, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of career, psychopath, falsely accused, cop, prison escape, los angeles, california. Directed by Russell Mulcahy, it stars Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T. An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.

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