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Striking Distance (1993)

Striking Distance poster
Directed by
Rowdy Herrington
Genre
action film, crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 950 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Pittsburgh police officer is tormented by a serial killer who he suspects murdered his father. He investigates the case while dealing with internal police department conflicts.

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What happens

Striking Distance is a 1993 American action thriller film directed and co-written by Rowdy Herrington. The film stars Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina and Tom Sizemore. Harrington co-wrote the script with Marty Kaplan. The film was shot on location throughout Pittsburgh; its early title was Three Rivers. Willis portrays Pittsburgh Police officer Tom Hardy, who is taunted by a serial killer he believes may have killed his father. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on September 17, 1993. It more than doubled its production budget, but received primarily negative critic reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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