Q & A (1990) ( Q and A )

Q & A (1990) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Q and A
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
133 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Sidney Lumet

Written By:
Edwin Torres
Sidney Lumet

Actors:
Nick Nolte ..... Captain Michael Brennan
Timothy Hutton ..... Asst. Dist. Atty. Aloysius 'Al' Francis Reilly
Armand Assante ..... Roberto 'Bobby Tex' Texador
Patrick O'Neal ..... Kevin Quinn (Chief of Homicide)
Lee Richardson ..... Leo Bloomenfeld
Luis Guzmán ..... Det. Luis Valent
Charles S. Dutton ..... Det. Sam 'Chappie' Chapman (Homicid
Jenny Lumet ..... Nancy Bosch / Mrs. Bobby Texador
Paul Calderon ..... Roger Montalvo
International Chrysis ..... José Malpica
Dominic Chianese ..... Larry Pesch / Vito / Lorenzo Franco
Leonardo Cimino ..... Nick Petrone (mob boss)
Fyvush Finkel ..... Preston Pearlstein
Gustavo Brens ..... Alfonse Segal
Martin E. Brens ..... Armand Segal

Synopsis:

Following Serpico (1973) and Prince of the City (1981), veteran urban crime film director Sidney Lumet completed a thematic trilogy about New York City police corruption with this noir drama. When New York City cop Mike Brennan (Nick Nolte) shoots an unarmed Hispanic drug dealer in cold blood, he quickly plants a gun on his victim and manufactures some eyewitness testimony. D.A. Kevin Quinn (Patrick O'Neal) calls in his assistant district attorney, Al Reilly (Timothy Hutton), to conduct a perfunctory investigation of the incident, but Brennan's obvious guilt during a question and answer session makes Reilly dig deeper. The crusading lawyer is soon uncovering a web of corruption that reaches from Brennan into Quinn's office. At the same time, Reilly learns that his ex-girlfriend Nancy Bosch (Jenny Lumet, the director's daughter), is now dating his chief witness, Puerto Rican drug dealer Bobby Texador (Armand Assante). Q&A (1990) was based on the novel by Edwin Torres, a New York State Supreme Court judge whose two other novels were later adapted into the film Carlito's Way (1993). Lumet would again return to the subject of New York's corrupt criminal justice system with Night Falls on Manhattan (1997).

A grim, disheartening view of the underside of city life, Q & A is a legal drama with a disturbing twist. Not exactly a whodunit--the guilt of policeman Nick Nolte is established early on--the plot follows the closing of the circle around him. Leading the murder investigation is Timothy Hutton's young, idealistic district attorney Al Reilly, who finds himself battling a fraudulent and cynical culture. Racism, corruption, and political machinations are all added to the mix, resulting in a film that is just a little too dense and slow-moving to capture the imagination.

A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuse to help him in this gritty crime film.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 March, 2022.