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The Big Easy

The Big Easy
★ 6.2/10•1986•1h 42m•R•Drama•Action•Crime

He's got to hide the truth. She'll stop at nothing to find it. But tonight, everything's off the record.

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.

Jim McBride · Director

Daniel Petrie Jr. · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 27, 1986
Budget$8,500,000
Revenue$17,685,307

Actors

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Remy McSwain

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Anne Osborne

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Jack Kellom

John Goodman

John Goodman

Andre DeSoto

Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane Persky

McCabe

Ebbe Roe Smith

Ebbe Roe Smith

Ed Dodge

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Bobby McSwain

Charles Ludlam

Lamar Parmentel

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Mama

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Vinnie 'The Cannon' DiMotti

Solomon Burke

Solomon Burke

Daddy Mention

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Chef Paul

Jim Chimento

Freddie Angelo

Edward Saint Pe'

Patrolman

Robert Lesser

Robert Lesser

'Silky' Foster

Jim Garrison

Jim Garrison

Judge #2

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