Reel Crime! Best Cop Movies? Thinking about this as I read about the death of Greg Powell this

[ohiosmith]

morning. Powell and his partner Jimmy Smith aka Youngblood kidnapped officers Ian Campbell and Karl Hettinger after being stopped on a traffic violation. Powell mistaken in thinking he was subject to the death penalty for the abduction decided to kill Campbell and Hettinger. As he shot Campbell in the face Hettinger escaped.

The movie The Onion Field is an adaption of the book by the same name by Joseph Wambaugh. It is filled with great performances but the standout is that by John Savage as Det. Karl Hettinger.

[HopeHoops]

1. Eddie Murphey - "Beverly Hills Cop"

[ohiosmith]

9. Great flick!

The sound track is one of the best ever.

[HopeHoops]

10. Yeah, but it's one of the most realistic cop movies ever.

[Yavin4]

2. The movie was also James Woods' Screen Debut

He played Powell.

[Tom Ripley]

3. He nailed that peckerwood

[ohiosmith]

8. Yep! And Ted Danson's big screen debut as Det. Ian Campbell.

[Tom Ripley]

4. I agree; add LA Confidential and Copland

[ohiosmith]

11. Outstanding movies. Stallone really surprised me in Copland.

[pipi_k]

5. Freebie and the Bean

hahahaha!!!

No, seriously, I liked "The French Connection" a lot.

[ohiosmith]

12. I liked Freebie and the Bean!

French Connection one of the all time greats.

[Archae]

6. Robocop

The first one, only.

[ohiosmith]

13. Watched it on the weekend.

[turtlerescue1]

7. Still like "Dirty Harry"

that was accompanied by Clint Eastwood and Donald Duck having the same birthday, and the line coming out "Go ahead, make my duck". ...nevermind.

[ohiosmith]

15. Detective Callahan is not amused!

[pokerfan]

14. The Untouchables

Charles Martin Smith is always fun to watch.

[ohiosmith]

16. Outstanding cast.