Synopsis
Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.
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Cast
- Dennis QuaidRemy McSwain
- Ellen BarkinAnne Osborne
- Ned BeattyJack Kellom
- John GoodmanAndre DeSoto
- Lisa Jane PerskyMcCabe
- Ebbe Roe SmithEd Dodge
- Tom O'BrienBobby McSwain
- Charles LudlamLamar Parmentel
- Grace ZabriskieMama
- Marc LawrenceVinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti
Recommendations
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Chicago Sun-Times
The Big Easy is one of the richest American films of the year. It also happens to be a great thriller. - 88
Chicago Tribune
The film's strength is director Jim McBride's seemingly easy way of presenting us with a New Orleans that is more malevolent and intoxicating than the tourist trap that some think it to be. - 88
Washington Post
The Big Easy, starring Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid, is the sexiest, most companionable movie of the summer. Set in New Orleans, it's an amiable, loping, goof of a movie, with charm to burn and not a thought in its head. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Eventually the film's suspense underpinnings take over its personal story, yet that tension Quaid and Barkin generate still holds. - 80
Orlando Sentinel
The Big Easy is as atmospheric as they come, but -- surprise! -- it's also sharp and swift. Plus, it has ample amounts of chemistry -- the steamy, sexy kind. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Big Easy is an extremely enjoyable (and well-lubricated) vehicle for two actors who aren't quite yet stars, but should be. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Colorful Cajun noir, spicy, romantic, efficient. - 70
Time
A movie that manages to be atmospherically rich while also satisfying the slash-crash imperatives of the police-action genre.
