A rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.A rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.A rookie in the police force must engage in a cat-and-mouse game with a pistol-wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Elizabeth Peña
- Tracy Perez
- (as Elizabeth Pena)
Markus Flanagan
- Husband
- (as Markus Flannagan)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe villain has a lot of similarities to real-life NYC serial killer David Berkowitz (also known as the "Son of Sam" and dubbed the ".44 Caliber Killer" by the media). Like the Son of Sam, the killer in this film is referred to as the ".44 Magnum Killer" by the media, commits his crimes in New York City, appears to hear voices (as the Son of Sam once said he did), and taunts the police.
- GoofsWrapping a gun, especially one as powerful as the .44 Magnum, in a towel will hardly dampen the sound of the gunshot. In fact, it's more likely to set the towel on fire due to the enormous muzzle flash.
- Quotes
Eugene Hunt: Death is the best kick of all. That's why they save it for last.
Featured review
Starts out okay . . .
"Blue Steel" features a solid pe4rformance from Jamie Lee Curtis and the stylish direction you've come to expect from Kathryn Bigelow, but its story about a crazy serial killer preying on a rookie officer is predicated on some sketchy writing. So, Curtis is the tough lady cop who foils a grocery robbery, and Ron Silver the bystander who witnesses the shooting and (by the way) pockets the robber's gun. None of the witnesses come to Curtis' support that she fired in self-defense? From the outset, she's on the defensive from everybody, including her own brothers in blue. And from then on, it's one contrivance after another that lets Silver slip through the cracks. After awhile, you just start pulling your hair.
This is forgettable stalker material, but Bigelow at least keeps things moving.
5/10
This is forgettable stalker material, but Bigelow at least keeps things moving.
5/10
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Воронована сталь
- Filming locations
- Le Boeuf a la Mode, 539 East 81st St, New York City, New York, USA(Hunt takes Turner to dinner)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,217,997
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,895,744
- Mar 18, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $8,217,997
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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