Downtown (film)
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| Downtown | |
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| Directed by | Richard Benjamin |
| Produced by | Charles H. Maguire |
| Written by | Nat Mauldin |
| Starring | Forest Whitaker Joe Pantoliano Anthony Edwards Art Evans Penelope Ann Miller Kimberly Scott Francis X. McCarthy Wanda De Jesus |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Editing by | Jacqueline Cambas |
| Release date(s) | January 12, 1990 (USA) |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Downtown is a 1990 Police action film directed by Richard Benjamin and Starring Forest Whitaker, Joe Pantoliano and Anthony Edwards.
[edit] Plot
Alex Kearney (Edwards) is a Police Officer working in a rich plush suburb of Philadelphia until he stops an important businessman and his story of the incident is not believed. He is sent to work Downtown, the most dangerous, crime filled precinct in the city. Everyone there is sure that this 'by the book' suburb pampered cop is going to get himself and whoever is assigned as his partner, killed. Detective Dennis Curren (Whitaker) draws the unfortunate 'babysitting' assignment but when Alex's best friend is killed investigating a stolen car, Alex throws the book out the window tracking down the killer.
