Synopsis
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.
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Cast
- Timothy HuttonJimmy Lynch
- Robert UrichTerry Lynch
- Kim CattrallDanny Boudreau
- Robert CulpMayor Tyler
- Darren McGavinDet. Kowalski
- Steven Keatsjockamo
- Paul SorvinoHimself
- Peter BoyleDet. Ryan
- James TolkanHanley
- Thomas QuinnHooly
Recommandations
- 90
Variety
Besides its compelling storyline, Turk 182! features outstanding performances across the board, with Hutton perfect in the role of the determined unassuming hero. - 50
Time Out
Adamantly sincere but utterly redundant populism from Bob "Porky's" Clark, a boy scout's stab at Bonfire of the Vanities starring Timothy Hutton's noble adam's apple (gulp!), which he thrusts this way and that for all the world like an ostrich with a social conscience. - 40
The New York Times
A movie with a sloppily sentimental heart that's as big as the city in which its story takes place. - 38
Miami Herald
An exploitation film if ever one was made. [15 Feb 1985, p.D10] - 38
The Associated Press
The situation might have produced a funny, heartwarming movie, but not in the hands of director Bob Clark ("Porky's," "Rhinestone") and writers James Gregory Kingston and Denis and John Hamill. Every plot turn is predictable, the characters are either true-blue or rascals and the humor is labored. [18 Feb 1985] - 25
Chicago Sun-Times
The sad thing about Turk 182! is that, the whole project sounds like a High Concept movie, in which the idea of the Turk was allowed to substitute for a story about him. Sure, it would be neat to see a movie about a guy like this. But not this movie. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
A ridiculous and totally insipid film. - 20
Washington Post
Toward the beginning of Turk 182!, Terry the fireman (Robert Urich) brays, "Gimme annudda beeah, Hoolie." Audiences should understand that this is their cue to leave the theater. In the movie's condescending populism, The People are enshrined, The System is scorned. And The People say: phooey. [16 Feb 1985, p.C6]
