Sunset Grill is a 1993 neo-noir

Neo-noir

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 mystery film

Mystery film

Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...

 starring Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Peter Frederick Weller is an American film and stage actor, director and lecturer.He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and Buckaroo Banzai in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension...

 as a private detective in Los Angeles. The movie co-stars Lori Singer

Lori Singer

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 and Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

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, and was directed by Kevin Connor

Kevin Connor (director)

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Plot

Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks too much. His estranged wife Anita runs a bar and restaurant called the Sunset Grill. Anita is romantically involved with Jeff Carruthers, a Los Angeles police detective who formerly worked with Hart. Carruthers introduces Hart to Harrison Shelgrove, a wealthy businessman, and his alluring assistant Loren. Then, when someone close to them is murdered, Hart and Carruthers team up to try to solve the crime. In the course of their investigation they uncover another mystery involving illegal immigrants from Mexico, including two who worked at the Sunset Grill.

Cast

• Peter Weller
  Peter Weller
  Peter Frederick Weller is an American film and stage actor, director and lecturer.He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and Buckaroo Banzai in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension...
  
   as Ryder Hart, a private detective with a drinking problem
• Lori Singer
  Lori Singer
  Lori Singer is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Ariel Moore, the female lead in the 1984 feature film Footloose, and as Julie Miller in the television series Fame.-Film and television career:...
  
   as Loren, assistant to Harrison Shelgrove
• Stacy Keach
  Stacy Keach
  Stacy Keach is an American actor and narrator. He is most famous for his dramatic roles; however, he has done narration work in educational programming on PBS and the Discovery Channel, as well as some comedy and musical...
  
   as Harrison Shelgrove, a wealthy oil executive and philanthropist
• Alexandra Paul
  Alexandra Paul
  Alexandra Elizabeth Paul is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the television series Baywatch from 1992–97. She has starred in over 60 movies and television programs.-Personal life:...
  
   as Anita, Hart's estranged wife
• Jonathan Rhys-Davies
  John Rhys-Davies
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   as Stockton, a corrupt INS police officer
• Michael Anderson, Jr.
  Michael Anderson, Jr.
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   as Jeff Carruthers, a police lieutenant and Anita's love interest
• Randy Pelish as Dr. Tarbus, a medical researcher whose work is financed by Shelgrove
• Pete Koch
  Pete Koch
  Peter Alan Koch is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League and an American actor.-Football:...
  
   as Christian, a brutal thug
• Michael Medeiros as Mule, a thug who works with Christian
• Richard Coca as Ricardo, an employee of the Sunset Grill restaurant and bar
• Michael Fernandes as Ramon, a leader of the illegal immigrant community
• Kelly Jo Minter
  Kelly Jo Minter
  Kelly Jo Minter is an American actress who has starred in many feature films. Her first feature role was in the 1985 hit drama film Mask...
  
   as Joanna Ramirez, an INS police officer and Stockton's partner
• Daniel Addes as Victor
• Benito Martinez
  Benito Martinez (actor)
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  as Guillermo, an employee of the Sunset Grill who is killed in Tijuana
• Woodford Croft as Mr. Pietrowski, a client of Hart
• Sandra Wild as Mrs. Pietrowski, the subject of one of Hart's investigations