The Presidio (1988)

R06/10/1988Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller1h 37m
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He didn't want to share the murder investigation. There's no way he's going to share his daughter.

Overview

Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Sean Connery

    Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell

  2. Cast 1

    Mark Harmon

    Jay Austin

  3. Cast 1

    Meg Ryan

    Donna Caldwell

  4. Cast 1

    Jack Warden

    Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure

  5. Cast 1

    Mark Blum

    Arthur Peale

  6. Cast 1

    Dana Gladstone

    Col. Paul Lawrence

  7. Cast 1

    Jenette Goldstein

    Patti Jean Lynch

  8. Marvin J. McIntyre

    MP Zeke

  9. Cast 1

    Don Calfa

    Howard Buckely

Occasionally my mother would really get into a movie, choose a quote as a favorite, and then repeat it constantly in a cartoonish exaggeration of whoever said it in the film. The Persidio is one of those films she latched onto, and for years after we were subjected to her Sean Connery impression as she threatened to beat us up using only her thumb. So now every time I see it, heck, every time I'm in Frisco, that is the quote that gets stuck in my head for days after. But, in her defense, it was a very good scene and actually does deserve to be remembered and quoted more. It's my go to...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $20,324,096.00

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