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Impulse (1990)

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Actress Sondra Locke directed this visceral film noir about undercover cop Lottie Mason (Theresa Russell). A narcotics cop with the LAPD, she works a second shift at night as an undercover vice cop. Lottie works the bars and lures johns into the arms of the law. But her life is in a rut, and she would love to act on impulse like the narcotics and vice personas she adopts daily on the job. During the course of her duties, she begins a romantic relationship with district attorney Stan Harris (Jeff

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Sondra Locke

In Theaters: Apr 6, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Sep 12, 1990

Cast

Theresa Russell
Lottie Mason
Jeff Fahey
Stan Harris
George Dzundza
Joe Morgan
Alan Rosenberg
Charley Katz
Shawn Elliott
Tony Peron
Eli Danker
Dimarjian
Nicholas Mele
Rossi
Charles McCaughan
Frank Munoff
Lynne Thigpen
Dr. Gardner
Paul Acerno
Junkie in Apartment
Dan Bell
Anson
Paul A. Calabra
Man with Dog
Ron Colby
Liquor Store Clerk
Russell Curry
Bartender Mills
Tom Dahlgren
District Attorney
Jerry Dunphy
TV Anchorman
Wendy Gordon
TV Reporter
Elaine Kagan
Stan's Receptionist
Christopher Lawford
Steve
Jerry Martinez
Vice Cop at Motel
Michael McCleery
Punk Delivering Flowers
Cliff McLaughlin
Munoff's Bodyguard
Peder Melhuse
Vice Cop at Motel
Robert Phalen
Coroner
Sorin Serebe Priscopie
Maria Rangel
Maria
Valente Rodriguez
Doorman
Mark Rolston
Man in Bar
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Colombian Drug Dealer
Douglas Rowe
Criminologist
Nick Savage
Edge
Karl Anthony Smith
Gas Station Attendant
Angelo Tiffe
Luke
Don Ruffin
Munoff's Bodyguard
Robert Wightman
James Edgcomb
Cop Behind Safe House
David Crowley
Trick in Car
Daniel Quinn
Ted Gates
Pete Antico
Vice Cop in Bar

Critic Reviews for Impulse

All Critics (14) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (6)

... was unimpressed except for the performance of Theresa Russell.

March 29, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Instantly forgettable cop stuff.

April 17, 2005 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

a laugh riot -- unintentionally, of course

March 11, 2005 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

Dull cop thriller set in Boston

May 20, 2004 Comment

Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

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I watched this movie only because because Theresa Russell is in it, but was pleasantly surprised that it's actually a decent police thriller.

July 17, 2011

Gabriel Knight

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