***Eastwood’s forgettable detective flick with Charlie Sheen*** This is another Clint Eastwood cop thriller. What immediately comes to mind? The five Dirty Harry films, right? Or “The Gauntlet” (1977)? All great or near-great Eastwood cop pictures. So you'd expect the same from 1990's “The Rookie,” costarring Charlie Sheen as the sidekick. Well, you'd be wrong. Something keeps “The Rookie” from attaining the…
Packing years of experience and a .45 automatic, L.A. detective Nick Pulovski figures he's got all the help he needs. He's also got all the help he doesn't need. His new partner is The Rookie.
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Top Cast
Clint Eastwood
Nick Pulovski
Charlie Sheen
David Ackerman
Raúl Juliá
Strom
Sonia Braga
Liesl
Tom Skerritt
Eugene Ackerman
Lara Flynn Boyle
Sarah
Xander Berkeley
Blackwell
Coleby Lombardo
David's brother
Pat DuVal
Interrogator #1
Mara Corday
Interrogator #2
Jerry Schumacher
Interrogator #3
Pepe Serna
Lt. Ray Garcia
Marco Rodríguez
Loco
Donna Mitchell
Laura Ackerman
Tony Plana
Morales
David Sherrill
Max
Reviews
Decent action flick, rubbish buddy cop movie. The reason for the latter is that Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen just don't really work as a pairing, when I think of great buddy cop duos - see the preceding <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/lethal-weapon/" rel="nofollow">Lethal Weapon</a>'</em> or the succeeding <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/rush-hour/" rel="nofollow">Rush Hour</a>'</em> - I…
There is a movie with James Woods that I keep mistaking for this one. Anyway, it falls under the "What did you expect?" category of flick. It's not good... it's not bad either. No one expected it to be a box office bomb, no one expected it to be the next big thing either. They set out to make a fun and entertaining throw away cop movie and that was exactly what they ended up making, a fun and entertaining…
Pretty paint-by-numbers buddy-cop movie where Eastwood pretty much plays a Harry Callahan and Charlie Sheen completely miscast as the titular rookie character. Raul Julia, a Puetro Rican playing a German, seemed to be having a good time at least. The action and stuntwork was at least top notch making for an enjoyable enough watch even if the movie was a good 15-20 minutes too long. Certainly this was Eastwood's…
FAQ about The Rookie
What is The Rookie about?
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is ……
When was The Rookie released?
The Rookie was released in 1990.
What genres does The Rookie belong to?
The Rookie is categorised as Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller.
Who stars in The Rookie?
The cast of The Rookie includes Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raúl Juliá, Sonia Braga, Tom Skerritt.