Cop (film)

Cop
Directed by	James B. Harris
Produced by	James B. Harris James Woods
Written by	Novel: James Ellroy Screenplay: James B. Harris
Starring	James Woods Lesley Ann Warren Charles Durning Charles Haid Raymond J. Barry
Music by	Michel Colombier
Cinematography	Steve Dubin
Editing by	Anthony Spano
Release date(s)	January 8,[1] 1988 (U.S. release)
Running time	110 min.
Language	English

Cop is a 1988 film starring James Woods and Lesley Ann Warren. It is based on the book Blood on the Moon by James Ellroy. The screenplay was written by James B. Harris, who also directs. Harris and Woods co-produced the film.

Plot

After killing a witness, LAPD detective Sgt. Lloyd Hopkins (Woods) is suspended by his superiors. However, he becomes increasingly convinced that a series of murders he's recently been working on have some sort of connection.

Alone, unarmed and unauthorized, Hopkins goes on the trail of a serial killer. Over the course of the investigation he crosses swords with Kathleen McCarthy, a feminist bookshop manager (Warren), whose old high school yearbook may hold a vital clue to the mystery.

Reception

Janet Maslin, writing for the New York Times, did not care for the movie, noting that "the plot leaves a lot to be desired, especially since it devotes no more than 30 seconds' thought to the killer's motive or his history," and that aspects were not believable, including some of the police work, all the scenes of Woods with his family, and those of Charles Durning professing feminist views. She felt the directing was "workmanlike and somewhat flat." She did praise Lesley Ann Warren for being "charming in an idiotic role," and James Woods for being "far and away the best thing" in the movie.^[2]

Cast

• James Woods as Lloyd Hopkins
• Lesley Ann Warren as Kathleen McCarthy
• Charles Haid as Haines
• Charles Durning as Dutch
• Randi Brooks as Joanie

References

1. ^ "Variety: Digital Editions". Variety.com. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=filmsearch_exact&dept=Film&movieID=1812. Retrieved 2010-10-14. 
2. ^ "'Cop,' a Thriller," Janet Maslin, New York Times, February 5, 1988

External links

• Cop at the Internet Movie Database