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Impulse

Play trailer Poster for Impulse R,  1990,  1h 48m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 38% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 19% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
38% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 19% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
An undercover Hollywood policewoman (Theresa Russell) goes too far with an assistant district attorney (Jeff Fahey) on a drug case.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
The movie is good to look at and painfully intense at times -- not so much when the plot is squeezing in, as when we're invited to identify with Russell when she's looking for trouble. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Oct 28, 2022
The trouble Lottie gets in is not very plausible, but it remains entertaining until the end. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 29, 2007
C+
... was unimpressed except for the performance of Theresa Russell. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 24, 2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Apr 17, 2005
2/5
Instantly forgettable cop stuff. Go to Full Review
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Mar 11, 2005
1/5
a laugh riot -- unintentionally, of course Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Sondra Locke

Director

Theresa Russell

Lottie Mason

Jeff Fahey

Stan

George Dzundza

Lt. Joe Morgan

Alan Rosenberg

Charley Katz

Nicholas Mele

Rossi

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Movie Info

Synopsis An undercover Hollywood policewoman (Theresa Russell) goes too far with an assistant district attorney (Jeff Fahey) on a drug case.
Director
Sondra Locke
Producer
Andre Morgan, Albert S. Ruddy
Screenwriter
John DeMarco, Leigh Chapman
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.4M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround
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