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The January Man (1989)

R01/13/1989Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy1h 37m
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Catching a serial killer takes a seriously twisted cop.

Overview

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kevin Kline

    Nick Starkey

  2. Cast 1

    Susan Sarandon

    Christine Starkey

  3. Cast 1

    Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

    Bernadette Flynn

  4. Cast 1

    Harvey Keitel

    Police Commissioner Frank Starkey

  5. Cast 1

    Danny Aiello

    Captain Vincent Alcoa

  6. Cast 1

    Rod Steiger

    Mayor Eamon Flynn

  7. Cast 1

    Alan Rickman

    Ed

  8. Cast 1

    Faye Grant

    Alison Hawkins

  9. Cast 1

    Kenneth Welsh

    Roger Culver

The January Man initially feels like a thriller, opening with a woman being strangled to death, which segues to the mayor of New York City discussing the murder, the eleventh in as many months committed by a serial killer who uses a blue tape to suffocate his victims, with the police commissioner. That the mayor and the commissioner are played respectively by Rod Steiger and Harvet Keitel only stresses the gravity of the situation. However, the discerning moviegoer will be able to anticipate the true nature of the film as soon as they observe that it follows the Kevin Kline Mustache Princip...

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