Downtown is a 1990 American police action comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin is an American actor and film director. He has starred in a number of productions, including Goodbye, Columbus , based on the novella by Philip Roth, and Westworld .-Life and career:...

. This would be the second pairing of Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Charles Edwards is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television shows, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Top Gun, Zodiac, Revenge of the Nerds, Northern Exposure and ER.-Early life:Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika...

 and Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...

 both of whom played roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...

. (1982)

Plot

Police Officer Alex Kearney (Edwards) is a patrolman in a rich plush suburb of Philadelphia until he stops an important businessman and his story of the incident is not believed. He is sent to work Downtown, the most dangerous, crime filled precinct in the city. Everyone there is sure that this 'by the book' suburb pampered cop is going to get himself and whoever is assigned as his partner, killed. Sergeant Dennis Curren (Whitaker) draws the unfortunate 'babysitting' assignment but when Alex's best friend is killed investigating a stolen car, Alex throws the book out the window tracking down the killer.

Cast

• Anthony Edwards.....Alex Kearney
• Forest Whitaker.....Dennis Curren
• Penelope Ann Miller
  Penelope Ann Miller
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  .....Lori Mitchell
• Joe Pantoliano
  Joe Pantoliano
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  .....White
• David Clennon.....Jerome Sweet
• Art Evans.....Henry Coleman
• Rick Aiello.....Mickey Witlin
• Roger Aaron Brown
  Roger Aaron Brown
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  .....Lt. Sam Parral
• Ron Canada
  Ron Canada
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  .....Lowell Harris
• Wanda De Jesus.....Luisa Diaz
• Francis X. McCarthy.....Insp. Ben Glass
• Kimberly Scott.....Christine Curren