Characters & Themes
Downtown (1990) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1990 · 96 mins · English
- Directed by
- Richard Benjamin
- Starring
- Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano, David Clennon, Anthony Edwards, Penelope Ann Miller, Art Evans
Officer Alex Kearney starts patrolling an affluent Philadelphia neighborhood, pulling over a well‑connected white‑collar executive who vows revenge. Quickly reassigned to the city’s most dangerous precinct, he partners with seasoned cop Dennis Curran. Despite early tension, Kearney proves he can match the street‑level brutality of the criminals they chase.
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