The Rookie
“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.
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Cast
42 people
Clint Eastwood
Nick Pulovski
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Charlie Sheen
David Ackerman
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Platoon
Raúl Juliá
Strom
Known for
The Addams Family
Street Fighter
Sonia Braga
Liesl
Known for
Aquarius
The First Omen
Tom Skerritt
Eugene Ackerman
Known for
Alien
Top Gun
Lara Flynn Boyle
Sarah
Known for
Twin Peaks
Men in Black II
Xander Berkeley
Blackwell
Known for
Nikita
The Walking Dead
Coleby Lombardo
David's brother
Also in
Radio Flyer
The Price She Paid
Pat DuVal
Interrogator #1
Also in
Sudden Impact
Quiet Cool
Mara Corday
Interrogator #2
Known for
Tarantula
The Gauntlet
Jerry Schumacher
Interrogator #3
Also in
I ♥ Huckabees
The O.C.
Pepe Serna
Lt. Ray Garcia
Known for
Scarface
American Me
Clint Eastwood Director · Scott Spiegel Screenplay Boaz Yakin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $10M · United States release December 7, 1990
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 6, 1990
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · December 7, 1990
Theatrical
Australia
October 24, 1991 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 19, 1991 · Theatrical
France
June 26, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
April 18, 1991 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 18, 1991 · Theatrical
Italy
April 5, 1991 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 6, 1996 · TV · TV Markíza
South Korea
February 9, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 7, 1990 · Physical
United Kingdom
June 21, 1991 · Theatrical · Cut for 15 theatrically
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