One Good Cop
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| One Good Cop | |
|---|---|
| Image:One good copposter.jpg Promotional movie poster for the film | |
| Directed by | Heywood Gould |
| Produced by | Harry Colomby Joan Bradshaw Laurence Mark |
| Written by | Heywood Gould |
| Starring | Michael Keaton Rene Russo Anthony LaPaglia |
| Music by | David Foster William Ross |
| Cinematography | Ralf D. Bode |
| Editing by | Richard Marks |
| Distributed by | Hollywood Pictures |
| Release date(s) | Image:Flag of the United States.svg May 3, 1991 Image:Flag of Argentina.svg May 9 Image:Flag of Spain.svg August 30 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg September 13 Image:Flag of Colombia.svg September 19 |
| Running time | 114 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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One Good Cop is a 1991 film starring Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPaglia.
[edit] Plot
Artie Lewis (Keaton) is a New York City cop who believes in his work, loves his wife Rita (Russo), and stands by his partner Stevie Diroma (LaPaglia). Stevie is a single parent, and when Stevie is killed by Mickey Garrett during a hostage situation, Stevie's three daughters Marian, Barbara, and Carol are left with nowhere to go. Artie and Rita take them in and want to adopt them, but the Child Welfare Service decides that their apartment is too small for three children. Barbara is a diabetic who needs two insulin shots per day. Artie needs to buy a house so he and Rita will be able to adopt the girls, and the house he chooses requires a $25,000 down payment that he doesn't have. Desperate, Artie grabs his gun and robs drug kingpin Beniamino Rios, who was, in a way, involved in Stevie's death. Artie uses $25,000 of the take to buy the house, and he gives the rest to Father Wills, who runs a local shelter. But Beniamino's girlfriend, Grace De Feliz, turns out to be an undercover narcotics agent who decides to go after Artie...until Beniamino kidnaps Artie. Grace then decides to help Artie.
