The Last Boy Scout

Watch: The Last Boy Scout

12/13/19911h 45m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Everyone had counted them out. But they're about to get back in the game. ~

Overview:

When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

Director:

Tony Scott

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$29,000,000.00

Revenue:

$59,500,000.00

Key words:

sniper
assassin
corruption
bomb
anti hero
cocaine
senator
puppet
cynicism
strip club
swimming pool
dysfunctional marriage
los angeles, california
police detective
buddy
alcoholic
private detective
bribery
frame up
exotic dancer
child kidnapping

Cast

Bruce Willis

~ as ~

Joe Hallenbeck

Damon Wayans

~ as ~

James Alexander 'Jimmy' Dix

Chelsea Field

~ as ~

Sarah Hallenbeck

Noble Willingham

~ as ~

Sheldon Marcone

Taylor Negron

~ as ~

Milo

Danielle Harris

~ as ~

Darian Hallenbeck

Halle Berry

~ as ~

Cory

Bruce McGill

~ as ~

Mike Matthews

Badja Djola

~ as ~

Alley Thug

Kim Coates

~ as ~

Chet

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Reviews (2)

VL
Ville Lähde
Written 5 year(s) ago
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I think this classic Tony Scott actioner with Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans just gets better and better when it gets older. I mean the film is nearly 30 years old and I have seen it at least a dozen of times and yet it managed to entertain me and fully packed Cinemadrome screening!It is written by Shane Black and I have to admit that this is Shane Black at his shaneblackest. The jokes are constant and witty and Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans make a great onscreen buddy couple. Not to mention great cavalcade of bad guys. If 80's and 90's action is your cup of tea, this is definitely something you need to see!
John Chard
Written 5 year(s) ago
8
You know, for a dancer, he is one hell of a detective.

Written by Shane Black and directed by Tony Scott, it's not the biggest surprise in the world to find that "The Last Boy Scout" is full of high octane action and serious one liners. Plot has Bruce Willis as a private detective whose protected female witness (Halle Berry) is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend - a disgraced gridiron star (Damon Wayans) - to investigate the crime together and all roads lead to the higher echelons of American Football.

There's shades of "Die Hard" here, but really it's unfair to simply put it in the cash in on an action classic genre. Anyone who knows Shane Black's career will know that plot is secondary to action and dialogue, more so when Tony Scott is on directing duties. This may actually be Black's most under appreciated literary work (though it was a box office hit), his buddy buddy formula, that was so brilliantly realised with "Lethal Weapon", really shines here - making it Wayans' best work and Willis' most laconic.

It's all a bit blokey, meaning that unless the girls watching are in it for the stars alone, they are sure to be disappointed by the machismo washing over the female characters of the piece. But this is electrifying stuff, both visually and orally. It's fun and thrilling, so strap yourself in and enjoy the ride. 8/10