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Fatal Beauty (1987)

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Average Rating: 3.5/10
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Movie Info

Rita Rizzoli (Whoopi Goldberg) is a crusading narcotics cop assigned to track down the source of some killer crack cocaine in this pretentious and preachy anti-drug crime drama. Rita poses as a prostitute and is soon hot after two small-time hoods (Brad Dourif and Mike Jolly) who murder their way up the drug-dealing ladder in hopes of becoming kingpins. Cheech Marin and Catherine Blore provide interesting cameos in this feature that co-stars Ruben Blades and Sam Elliott. Contains stereotypical

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: Tom Holland

In Theaters: Oct 30, 1987 Wide

On DVD: Feb 6, 2001

MGM Home Entertainment

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Cast

Whoopi Goldberg
Det. Rita Rizzoli
Sam Elliott
Mike Marshak
Ruben Blades
Carl Jimenez Rita's par...
Harris Yulin
Conrad Kroll
John P. Ryan
Lt. Kellerman
Jennifer Warren
Cecile Jaeger
Brad Dourif
Leo Nova
Mike Jolly
Earl Skinner
Charles Hallahan
Deputy Getz
Neil Barry
Denny Miflin
Cheech Marin
Bartender
Ebbe Roe Smith
Marty
Belinda Mayne
Traci
Celeste Yarnall
Laura
Steven Getson Akahoshi
Shigeta
Fred Asparagus
Delgadillo
Jim Bentley
Paramedic
Sandra Bogan
Teri
Carlos Cervantes
Basqual
Michael Champion
Buzz
Phil Chong
Chinese Father
Michael De Lorenzo
Flaco
David Dunard
Cowboy Hat
M.C. Gainey
Darndollar
Larry Hankin
Jerry Murphy
Bernie Hern
Mike Weinstein
Prince Hughes
Big Bubba
Clayton Landey
Jimmy Silver
James LeGros
Zack Jaeger
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Fletch
Mark Pellegrino
Frankenstein
Walter Robles
Clay
Parker Whitman
Coroner's Attendant
David Harris
Raphael
Emilia Ayarza
Candy
Catherine Blore
Charlene
William Martin Brennan
1st Assistant Chef
Jane Chung
Chinese Lady
Ellarye
Chinese Daughter
Joycelyne Lew
Chinese Mother
Lucia Nagy Lexington
Stripper
Richard Milholland
Charlie
Reed Morgan
Fletch
Cliff Murdock
Len
Dower Phillips
Teenager
Josh Pickard
Teenager
Tom Spiroff
Cop in Kitchen
Rick Telles
Epifanio
Jonathan Wong
Chinese Son
James Smith
Ritchie
Neill Barry
Steve Akahoshi

Critic Reviews for Fatal Beauty

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (9)

The wisecracks and the swaggering are as unrelieved as the film's almost comically ecstatic gunplay. Someone must have figured audiences like things this way.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

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Goldberg's best work since The Color Purple.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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Bloody, boring and pandering, is as poisonous as the drug trade it pretends to defame.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Top Critic

Tom Holland directed from a script and story credited to three individuals, anyone could have knocked this one out during coffee break.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Whoopi Goldberg is at her sassy, funny best in this upbeat 1987 cop caper, playing a Los Angeles detective who takes no nonsense and is ready for anything the badass guys can dish out

January 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

A lackluster Beverly Hills Cop rip-off.

September 28, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

So-so Whoopi comedy-thriller. There are worse things and she's made some of them.

November 25, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

what night's rubbish night again?

September 17, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Whoopi's a cool lady, but she's done a lot of stunningly awful movies. This is (easily) one of the worst.

July 29, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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One of only two Whoopi led films that I can not only stomach but actually really like. Sure the action is a little on the cheesy side, but the writers actually did a little more than whip up a script over the weekend with Goldberg in mind. From the name of the character one might think they had an Italian actress in

August 12, 2011

Jonathan Phaup

This wasn't a bad flick, but Whoopi really didn't know how to pick them...Really, Rita maybe but Rizzoli no way "

April 7, 2010

Ken T

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